uplift
(noun) a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust
(noun) (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate
(verb) fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; “Music can uplift your spirits”
uplift
(verb) lift up or elevate
uplift
(verb) lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; “the earth’s movement uplifted this part of town”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
uplift (third-person singular simple present uplifts, present participle uplifting, simple past and past participle uplifted)
To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
(law, of a penalty) To aggravate; to increase.
(aviation, travel) To be accepted for carriage on a flight.
(NZ) To remove (a child) from a damaging home environment by a social welfare organization.
uplift (plural uplifts)
The act or result of being uplifted.
(geology) A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
(colloquial) A brassiere that raises the breasts.
• lift up, liftup, pitful
Source: Wiktionary
Up*lift", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uplifting.]
Definition: To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock. Cowper. Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed. Milton.
Up"lift`, n. (Geol.)
Definition: A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
