'Uplift' definitions:

Definition of 'uplift'

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noun
(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) [syn: upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust]
noun
A brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
verb
Fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" [syn: elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate] [ant: cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down]
verb
Lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town"
verb
Lift up or elevate

Definition of 'Uplift'

From: GCIDE
  • Uplift \Up*lift"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uplifting.] To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
  • Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Uplift'

From: GCIDE
  • Uplift \Up"lift`\, n. (Geol.) A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like. [1913 Webster]

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