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lifted

/ˈlɪftɪd/

verb

Meaning

  • To raise or rise.

    "The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear."

  • To steal.

  • To source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.

  • To arrest (a person).

  • To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).

  • To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)

  • To cause to move upwards.

  • To lift weights; to weight-lift.

    "She lifts twice a week at the gym."

  • To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.

  • To elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up.

  • To bear; to support.

  • To collect, as moneys due; to raise.

  • To transform (a function) into a corresponding function in a different context.

  • To buy a security or other asset previously offered for sale.

adjective

Meaning

  • Raised up; held aloft.

  • Stolen.