noun, verb
noun [U,sing.]
1 the fact of sth being raised or of sth increasing:
an uplift in sales * an uplift bra (= that raises the breasts)
2 a feeling of hope and happiness:
The news gave them a much needed uplift.
3 (geology) the process or result of land being moved to a higher level by movements inside the earth
verb [VN] (formal) to make sb feel happier or more hopeful
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for uplift is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does uplift appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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