Definition of "lifting" []

• Weightlifting; a form of exercise in which weights are lifted. (noun)
• Plastic surgery for tightening facial tissues and improving the facial appearance; facelift. (noun)
• Present participle of lift. (verb)

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• "The Rowntree Foundation has made it abundantly clear that the 'lifting' is not enough, and also that it has stalled."
• "Olympic lifting is NOT on my list of favorite things to do but it's all part of trying something new."
• "The real snag in lifting bodies as spacecraft is abort during boost and the dynamics involved and the question as to if or not that problem can be solved and what the cost will be."