Used in a Sentence

lifting

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for lifting.

Editorial note

This means that reordering code segments, renaming variables, inlining or lifting functions wouldn't affect a match, if the code is semantically equivalent.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The action or process by which something is lifted; elevation

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of lifting gathered in one view.

noun

The action or process by which something is lifted; elevation

noun

Theft.

noun

(sports) Weightlifting; a form of exercise in which weights are lifted.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for lifting.

noun

The action or process by which something is lifted; elevation

noun

Theft.

noun

(sports) Weightlifting; a form of exercise in which weights are lifted.

noun

(medicine) Plastic surgery for tightening facial tissues and improving the facial appearance.

Example sentences

1

This means that reordering code segments, renaming variables, inlining or lifting functions wouldn't affect a match, if the code is semantically equivalent.

2

An example of how people let logrotate do most of the lifting is in the Chef server codebase.

3

The important part of the post is that Rails handles most of the heavy lifting for you.

4

Very commonly referenced strength standards in lifting communities for most people between absolute novice and absolute world class.

5

It’s true but irrelevant to say that lifting a weight by hand is not particularly thermodynamically efficient.

6

Potential energy = m.g.h So, lifting a 10kg weight at the height of one meter gives approx.

7

My comment was a joke, but the problem with injuries due to improper form while lifting is very real.

8

Regarding the energy of lifting a 10KG weight 2 KM high is not a 1:1 comparison with the tech here.

9

No one is going to starve to death by lifting a weight every 20 minutes for a few hours at night.

10

It's a very inefficient way of converting food to human energy to humans lifting weights that in turn power the lights.

11

But if you do want the benefits of LEDs, there are better ways of getting the energy than lifting sacks to the ceiling.

12

I can balance processing where heavy lifting is done on my servers and simple processing done on the client.

Quote examples

1

If someone were to create a "guy's programming workshop" with weight-lifting and sports-talk, I'd welcome the experiment.

2

When I was in High School I would have been aghast if someone held a "guy's programming workshop" with weight-lifting and sports-talk.

3

This "lifting weights" thing is a silly gimmick.

4

> This "lifting weights" thing is a silly gimmick.

Proper noun examples

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Lifting weight is about 25% efficient, due to the inefficiency of your own muscles.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use lifting in a sentence?

This means that reordering code segments, renaming variables, inlining or lifting functions wouldn't affect a match, if the code is semantically equivalent.

What does lifting mean?

The action or process by which something is lifted; elevation

What part of speech is lifting?

lifting is commonly used as noun.