Uplift

[ʌp'lɪft] or ['ʌplɪft]

Definition

(noun.) a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts.

(verb.) lift up or elevate.

(verb.) lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; 'the earth's movement uplifted this part of town'.

Edited by Lelia--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock.

(n.) A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like.

Edited by Anselm

Definition

v.t. to lift up or raise aloft.—n. a raising or upheaval of strata.

Edited by Arnold