Left vs. Lift — What's the Difference?

Pertaining to the political ideology advocating for social equality.

Increase in level or intensity.

Departed from a place.

The force that keeps an aircraft in the air.

Situated on the side of the body opposite to the right.

A ride in another person's vehicle.

Remaining after others are gone or dealt with.

An elevator.

Not right, towards the west when facing north.

Raise to a higher position.

Of, belonging to, located on, or being the side of the body to the north when the subject is facing east.

To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise

Of, relating to, directed toward, or located on the left side.

To transport by air

Located on the left side of a person facing downstream

To revoke by taking back; rescind

Often Left Of or belonging to the political or intellectual left.

To bring an end to (a blockade or siege) by removing forces.

The direction or position on the left side.

To cease (artillery fire) in an area.

The left side.

To raise in condition, rank, or esteem

The left hand.

To uplift; elate

A turn in the direction of the left hand or side.

To remove (plants) from the ground for transplanting.

The people and groups who advocate liberal, often radical measures to effect change in the established order, especially in politics, with the goal of achieving the equality, freedom, and well-being of the common citizens of a state. Also called left wing.

To project or sound in loud, clear tones

The opinion of those advocating such measures.

(Informal) To steal; pilfer

(Sports) A blow delivered by a boxer's left hand.

(Informal) To copy from something already published; plagiarize

(Baseball) Left field.

To pay off or clear (a debt or mortgage, for example).

Toward or on the left.

To perform cosmetic surgery on (the face, for example), especially in order to remove wrinkles or sagging skin.

Past tense and past participle of leave1.

(Sports) To hit (a golf ball) very high into the air.

Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←

To pick up (a golf ball) to place it in a better lie.

(geography) Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's left when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the north bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥲ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the left side of the river.

To shoot or flip (a puck) so that it rises sharply off the ice.

(politics) Left-wing; pertaining to the political left.

To rise; ascend.

On the left side.

To yield to upward pressure

Towards the left side.

To disappear or disperse by or as if by rising

Towards the political left.

To stop temporarily

The left side or direction.

To become elevated; soar

(politics) The left-wing political parties as a group; citizens holding left-wing views as a group.

The act or process of rising or raising to a higher position.

The left hand or fist.

Power or force available for raising

(boxing) A punch delivered with the left fist.

An organized effort or a flight transporting supplies or people by airplane; an airlift.

(surfing) A wave breaking from left to right (viewed from the shore).

The extent or height to which something is raised or rises; the amount of elevation.

Simple past tense and past participle of leave||depart, separate from; (cause or allow to) remain.

The distance or space through which something is raised or rises.

Simple past tense and past participle of leave||permit.

A rise or an elevation in the level of the ground.

Of Leave.

An elevation of the spirits

Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action of the limbs is usually weaker than on the other side; - opposed to right, when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the left hand, or arm; the left ear. Also said of the corresponding side of the lower animals.

A raised, high, or erect position, as of a part of the body

Situated so that the left side of the body is toward it; as, the left side of a deliberative meeting is that to the left of the presiding officer; the left wing of an army is that to the left of the center to one facing an enemy.

A machine or device designed to pick up, raise, or carry something.

That part of surrounding space toward which the left side of one's body is turned; as, the house is on the left when you face North.

One of the layers of leather, rubber, or other material making up the heel of a shoe.

Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who are in the opposition; the advanced republicans and extreme radicals. They have their seats at the left-hand side of the presiding officer. See Center, and Right.

Chiefly British A passenger or cargo elevator.

Location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east;

A ride in a vehicle given to help someone reach a destination

Those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare

Assistance or help

The hand that is on the left side of the body;

A set of pumps used in a mine.

The piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left

The component of the total aerodynamic force acting on an airfoil or on an entire aircraft or winged missile perpendicular to the relative wind and normally exerted in an upward direction, opposing the pull of gravity.

A turn to the left;

(ambitransitive) To raise or rise.

Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north;

To steal.

Not used up;

To source directly without acknowledgement; to plagiarise.

Intended for the left hand;

To arrest (a person).

Of or belonging to the political or intellectual right

(transitive) To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).

Toward or on the left; also used figuratively;

(transitive) To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)

(transitive) to cause to move upwards.

To lift weights; to weight-lift.

To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.

To elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up.

(obsolete) To bear; to support.

To collect, as moneys due; to raise.

(programming) To transform (a function) into a corresponding function in a different context.

(finance) To buy a security or other asset previously offered for sale.

To take (hounds) off the existing scent and move them to another spot.

An act of lifting or raising.

The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip.

Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building.

An upward force, such as the force that keeps aircraft aloft.

(measurement) The difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.

A thief.

(dance) The lifting of a dance partner into the air.

Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.

(figurative) An improvement in mood.

The amount or weight to be lifted.

The space or distance through which anything is lifted.

A rise; a degree of elevation.

A liftgate.

(nautical) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below, and used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.

(engineering) One of the steps of a cone pulley.

(shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel of a shoe.

(horology) That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.

Air.

The sky; the heavens; firmament; atmosphere.

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

Act of lifting; also, that which is lifted.

The space or distance through which anything is lifted; as, a long lift.

Help; assistance, as by lifting.

That by means of which a person or thing lifts or is lifted

A rise; a degree of elevation; as, the lift of a lock in canals.

A lift gate. See Lift gate, below.

A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below; - used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.

One of the steps of a cone pulley.

A layer of leather in the heel.

That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.

A brightening of the spirits; encouragement; as, the campaign workers got a lift from the President's endorsement.

To move in a direction opposite to that of gravitation; to raise; to elevate; to bring up from a lower place to a higher; to upheave; sometimes implying a continued support or holding in the higher place; - said of material things; as, to lift the foot or the hand; to lift a chair or a burden.

To raise, elevate, exalt, improve, in rank, condition, estimation, character, etc.; - often with up.

To bear; to support.

To collect, as moneys due; to raise.

To steal; to carry off by theft (esp. cattle); as, to lift a drove of cattle.

To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.

To rise; to become or appear raised or elevated; as, the fog lifts; the land lifts to a ship approaching it.

To steal; also, to live by theft.

The act of giving temporary assistance

The component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

The event of something being raised upward;

A wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

A powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

A device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg

One of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot

Lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

Plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised;

Transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

A ride in a car;

The act of raising something;

Raise from a lower to a higher position;

Take hold of something and move it to a different location;

Move upwards;

Move upward;

Make audible;

Annul by recalling or rescinding;

Make off with belongings of others

Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help;

Invigorate or heighten;

Raise in rank or condition;

Take off or away by decreasing;

Rise up;

Pay off (a mortgage)

Take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

Take illegally;

Fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means;

Take (root crops) out of the ground;

Call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

Rise upward, as from pressure or moisture;

Put an end to;

Remove (hair) by scalping

Remove from a seedbed or from a nursery;

Remove from a surface;

Perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

"Left over" refers to the remaining part or amount after the rest has been used or consumed.

In directional terms, "left" refers to the side opposite to right.

Yes, "left" often describes political groups or ideologies that support social equality and welfare.

"Lift" is the term used for elevators in British English, denoting their function of moving people or goods vertically.

"Left" is the past tense of "leave," which means to go away from a place.

In British English, "lift" commonly refers to an elevator, while in American English, it's primarily the act of raising something.

"Left" can be positive depending on the context, such as in "left over," implying surplus or extra.

In physics, "lift" refers to the upward force that allows aircraft to rise and remain airborne.

"Lift" involves physical effort related to raising or moving something upwards.

Yes, "lift" can colloquially affect emotional state, as in "lift one's spirits."

Colloquially, "give a lift" means to provide a ride in a vehicle or to boost someone’s mood.

"Left" in the context of leftovers refers to what remains, typically of food or resources.

Outside of physics, "lift" is used in everyday contexts to mean enhancing mood or helping physically by raising something.

In navigational instructions, "left" is commonly used to direct someone to turn or look towards the side of the body opposite the right.

Yes, "left" can imply a political leaning towards more progressive policies without needing additional context.