uplift

  1. Verb.  To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
  2. Adjective.  (rfv-sense) lifted up.
  3. Noun.  The act or result of being uplifted.
  4. Noun.  (geology) A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.
  5. Noun.  (colloquial) A brassiere that raises the breasts.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.