The action or process by which something is lifted; elevation
For some moments he stood there contemplating the little fellows as they went about their work in their business-like way, taking no notice of his presence other than the liftings of their heads now and then, as if to ascertain if he were still there.
Weightlifting; a form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi When I started lifting in 1970, I was the skinniest thirteen-year-old I knew.
Plastic surgery for tightening facial tissues and improving the facial appearance.
present participle and gerund of lift
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