Lift may mean:
- Lift (force), a mechanical force generated by an object moving through a fluid
- Lift (soaring), rising air used by soaring birds and glider, hang glider and paraglider pilots for soaring flight
- Lift (soft drink), a brand of carbonated beverage produced and marketed by the Coca-Cola Company
- Lift (data mining), a measure of the performance of a model at segmenting the population
- Airlift, in logistics, the act of transporting people or cargo from point to point using aircraft
- Figure skating lifts, movements in pair skating and ice dancing
- Hitchhiking, a form of transport in which the traveller tries to get a lift (or ride) from another traveller
- Plastic surgery, surgery to "lift" the skin:
Physical devices
- Elevator or lift, a device used for raising and lowering people or goods
- Rack lift, a type of elevator
- Ski lift, an aerial or surface lift for uphill transport
- Space elevator, a hypothetical structure for transporting material from a planet's surface into space
- Wheelchair lift (also called a "platform lift"), a powered device to assist a person in a wheelchair in passing a vertical barrier
- Sling lift (also called a "Hoyer Lift", mobile lift, ceiling lift, or patient lift), a manual or powered lift or hoist to assist a caregiver in transferring a disabled patient from a bed to a wheelchair, gurney, toilet, or chair
- Elevator shoe, an insole device that makes a person appear taller
- Forklift, a trucking device
- Suspension lift, an automobile modification to increase the ride height
Media
In music
Computing
Mathematics
Other uses
- Lift Conference, a conference about the challenges and opportunities of technology in society
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