B1 [ T ] to move something from a lower to a higher position:

[ T ] specialized biology to dig underground vegetables or plants out of the ground:

[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to take hold of and raise something in order to remove, carry, or move it to a different position:

[ T ] literary to make your voice louder, especially when performing

[ T ] informal to make something more interesting or enjoyable:

[ I ] (of mist or fog) to go away until none is left:

[ T ] to end a rule or law:

[ T ] informal to steal something

[ T ] informal to use someone else's writing, music, or idea, pretending that it is your own:

A2 [ C ] UK US elevator a device like a box that moves up and down, carrying people or goods from one floor of a building to another or taking people up and down underground in a mine:

[ C or U ] an act of lifting or raising something:

[ U ] specialized engineering the force on the wing of a bird or aircraft that keeps it in the air as it moves forward

A2 [ C usually singular ] a free journey in another person's vehicle, especially a car: