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uplift
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Uplift \Up*lift"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uplifting.] To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed. --Milton. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Uplift \Up"lift`\, n. (Geol.) A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like. [1913 Webster]
