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Meaning of uplift

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  uplift
      n 1: (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the
           process of mountain building) [syn: {upheaval}, {uplift},
           {upthrow}, {upthrust}]
      2: a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
      v 1: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can
           uplift your spirits" [syn: {elate}, {lift up}, {uplift},
           {pick up}, {intoxicate}] [ant: {cast down}, {deject},
           {demoralise}, {demoralize}, {depress}, {dismay},
           {dispirit}, {get down}]
      2: lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's
         movement uplifted this part of town"
      3: lift up or elevate

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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