uplift

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.

   “They recognised that their free-lay properties were just right for premises where there had to be easy access to underfloor cables or where office layouts needed to be readily changed without having to uplift the carpet every time.”

2. fiil To raise (a nonsentient species) into sentience.

   “—genetically uplifted the ancestors of the saurs, and culturally—at least—uplifted the kraken. We are used to thinking of these species as wise and ancient, which indeed they are, but the octopods are their 'Elder Race.'”

3. fiil To aggravate; to increase.
4. fiil To be accepted for carriage on a flight.
5. fiil To remove (a child) from a damaging home environment by a social welfare organization.

   “In an affidavit supporting an application for a court order to uplift the child, a social worker said there were ongoing family violence issues between the baby's mother and father.”

6. fiil To remove (a document) from its current possessor and take it into one's own possession.
7. fiil To backport.
8. fiil To pick up; take possession of.

   “In a Post by Northumbria Police:Sharp eyes on patrol! One of our eagle-eyed officers spotted a vehicle driving erratically in Lemington. The driver made off on foot, leaving the car behind - which has now been uplifted for having no insurance.”

9. isim The act or result of uplifting (in various senses).

   “The EMR Regional timetable improvements also include a significant uplift in Sunday services.”

10. isim A tectonic upheaval, especially one that takes place in the process of mountain building.

    “Recent uplift of the Maine and Oregon coasts has not been enough to "undrown" the larger valleys; the shorelines are still submergent.”

11. isim The picking up and loading of goods to be transported by a mover.
12. isim A brassiere that raises the breasts.
13. isim An increase in a fine or penalty due to aggravating circumstances.

    “The CMA fined the companies involved £3.4 million, which included uplifts for director level involvement.”