Lift Lɪft Give Hitched Noun Bre Sixth Floor—Let's

• it's on the sixth floor—let's take the lift.
• i'll give you a lift to the station.
• could i have a lift into town?
• she hitched a lift on a truck.

lift

1. a machine that carries people or goods up and down to different levels in a building or a mine
• see also chairlift
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/chairlift
• It's on the sixth floor—let's take the lift.
2. a free ride in a car, etc. to a place you want to get to
• I'll give you a lift to the station.
• Could I have a lift into town?
• She hitched a lift on a truck.
3. a feeling of being happier or more confident than before
• synonym boost
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/boost_2
• Passing the exam gave him a real lift.
4. a movement in which something rises or is lifted up
• the puzzled lift of his eyebrows
5. the upward pressure of air on an aircraft when flying
• compare drag
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/drag_2

Extra Examples

• He looked at me with a quizzical lift of his eyebrows.
• He offered us a lift home.
• The hotel has a private lift linking it to the beach.
• The lift serves the top four floors of the building.
• We stood by the roadside and thumbed a lift.
• We took the lift down to the ground floor.
• Winning the semi-final gave the team a huge lift.
• You’ll need your lift pass for the ski lifts.
• Could you give me a lift to the station?
• His car broke down and he hitched a lift into town.
• She offered me a lift home.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old Norse lypta, of Germanic origin; related to loft.