1. Noun
One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything
2. Noun
A mechanical contrivance, usually an endless belt or chain with a series of scoops or buckets, for transferring grain to an upper loft for storage.
3. Noun
A cage or platform and the hoisting machinery in a hotel, warehouse, mine, etc., for conveying persons, goods, etc., to or from different floors or levels; -- called in England a lift; the cage or platform itself.
4. Noun
A building for elevating, storing, and discharging, grain.
5. Noun
A muscle which serves to raise a part of the body, as the leg or the eye.
6. Noun
An instrument for raising a depressed portion of a bone.
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