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shoulder vs lift

lift vs shoulder

shoulder and lift both are nouns.

shoulder and lift both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shoulder Yes No Yes No
lift Yes No Yes No
As verbs, lift is a hypernym of shoulder; that is, lift is a word with a broader meaning than shoulder:
  • shoulder: lift onto one's shoulders
  • lift: raise from a lower to a higher position
Other hypernyms of shoulder include bring up, elevate, get up, raise.
shoulder (noun) lift (noun)
a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road the act of raising something
the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm the act of giving temporary assistance
a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula a ride in a car
a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
the event of something being raised upward
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity
shoulder (verb) lift (verb)
push with the shoulders perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
carry a burden, either real or metaphoric remove from a surface
lift onto one's shoulders put an end to
remove (hair) by scalping
rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
invigorate or heighten
raise in rank or condition
remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
take off or away by decreasing
cancel officially
call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
make audible
take hold of something and move it to a different location
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
take (root crops) out of the ground
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
raise from a lower to a higher position
move upwards
move upward
make off with belongings of others
take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
pay off (a mortgage)
take illegally
rise up
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