Lift or LIFT may refer to:
Physical devices Elevator, or lift, a device used for raising and lowering people or goods Paternoster lift, a type of lift using a continuous chain of cars which do not stop Patient lift, or Hoyer lift, mobile lift, ceiling lift, a lift to assist a caregiver for a disabled patient Rack lift, a type of elevator Ski lift, an aerial or surface lift for uphill transport Space elevator, a hypothetical structure for transporting material from a planet's surface into outer space Wheelchair lift or platform lift, a powered device to assist a person in a wheelchair Forklift, a powered industrial truck used to lift and move materials short distances Scissor lift, a type of aerial work platform Body lift, an adaptation (of fixed height) to lift the automobile body from the frame Suspension lift, a modification raising the suspension of the automobile Stairlift, a mechanical device to help people with disabilities get up stairs Heel lift, a shoe insert to increase the height of the wearer
Sport
A specific way of lifting a barbell, dumbbell(s), kettlebell, or other piece of sporting equipment in a strength sport (e.g. weightlifting, weight training, powerlifting), such as clean-and-jerk, snatch, deadlift, squat, bench press, military press, clean-and-press, dumbbell curl, fly, calf raise, two hands anyhow Figure skating lifts, movements in pair skating and ice dancing
Science and technology Lift (force), in fluid dynamics, a force generated by an object moving through a fluid Lift coefficient, a coefficient that relates the lift generated by a lifting body to other parameters Lift (soaring), rising air used by soaring birds and glider, hang glider and paraglider pilots for soaring flight Lift (data mining), a measure of the performance of a model at segmenting the population Lift (web framework), a web application framework for Scala Light-Induced Fluorescence Transient, a device to remotely measure chlorophyll fluorescence in plants
Mathematics Lift (mathematics), an kind of morphism in category theory Homotopy lifting property, a unique path over a map Covering graph or lift
Cosmetics Shoe lifts, a removable shoe insert Elevator shoes, shoes that have thickened sections of the insoles Plastic surgery, surgery to lift the skin Rhytidectomy or face lift, a type of plastic surgery Mastopexy or breast lift, a type of plastic surgery
Media London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT)
Films The Lift, a 1983 Dutch horror film by Dick Maas Lift (2021 film), an Indian Tamil-language horror drama film Lift (2022 film), an American documentary film Lift (2024 film), an American heist comedy film
Music Lift (band), a German rock band
Albums Lift (Audio Adrenaline album) or the title song, 2001 Lift (Dave Gunning album), 2015 Lift (Love and Rockets album) or the title song, 1998 L.I.F.T., by Neal Morse, 2026 Lift (Shannon Noll album) or the title song (see below), 2005 Lift (Sister Hazel album), 2004 Lift: Live at the Village Vanguard, by Chris Potter, or the title song, 2004 Lift, by Onehundredhours, 2001
Songs "Lift" (Poets of the Fall song), 2004 "Lift" (Radiohead song), 2017 "Lift" (Sean Tyas song), 2006 "Lift" (Shannon Noll song), 2005 "Lift", by 808 State from ex:el, 1991 "Lift", by Immanuel Wilkins from The 7th Hand (2022)
Other uses LIFT (nonprofit), a nonprofit anti-poverty organization LIFT (airline), South African Domestic Airline Lead-in fighter trainer, a type of advanced military training aircraft Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT), nonprofit that provides legal information in New York State, US Lift (soft drink), a brand of carbonated beverage produced and marketed by the Coca-Cola Company Airlift, in logistics, the act of transporting people or cargo from point to point using aircraft Hitchhiking, a form of transport in which the traveller tries to get a lift (or ride) from another traveller Lift, a special type of arrow in the video game engine StepMania
See also Lifting (disambiguation) List of weight training exercises Belt manlift, a belt with rungs and steps for moving people vertically Lyft, a ridesharing company