
Originally Posted by
circmand
Main Entry: lift
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: move upwards; ascend
Synonyms: arise, aspire, bear aloft, boost, bring up, build up, buoy up, climb, come up, disappear, disperse, dissipate, draw up, elevate, erect, goose, heft, hike, hike up, hoist, jack up, jump up, mount, move up, pick up, put up, raise, raise high, rear, rise, soar, take up, up, upheave, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear, vanish
Antonyms: descend, drop, lower
See move upwards no mention of unsupported raising. never use implying in a definition unless it is doe imply