uplift

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: upheavalupthrowupthrustelatelift uppick upintoxicate

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)Synonyms: upheavalupthrowupthrust
  2. a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts

Verb (3)

  1. fill with high spirits; fill with optimism“Music can uplift your spirits”Synonyms: elatelift uppick upintoxicate
  2. lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces“the earth's movement uplifted this part of town”
  3. lift up or elevate
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Uplift \Up*lift"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uplifting.] To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]

Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Uplift \Up"lift`\, n. (Geol.) A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like. [1913 Webster]
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