Hypertext Webster Gateway: "uplift"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift
above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed.
--Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
uplift
n 1: (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the
process of mountain building) [syn: {upheaval}, {upthrow},
{upthrust}]
2: a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
v 1: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism [syn: {elate}, {lift
up}, {pick up}, {intoxicate}] [ant: {depress}]
2: lift up from the earth; of geologic forces
3: lift up or elevate
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