Lift
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To raise. To steal. To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).
Part of speech: noun
Definition: air. the sky; the heavens, firmament; the atmosphere. An act of lifting or raising. The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip. Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building; an elevator. An upward force, such as the force that keeps aircraft aloft. (measurement) the difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock. A thief. The lifting of a dance partner into the air.
Example sentence: I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French.
Heave
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, or to move something heavy.An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, and the like.A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time. Compare with pitch.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards.To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).To displace (a vein, stratum).To cause to swell or rise, especially in repeated exertions.To rise and fall.To utter with effort.To throw, cast.To pull up with a rope or cable.To make an effort to vomit; to retch.