Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun uplift

2 senses of uplift

Sense 1
upheaval, uplift, upthrow, upthrust -- ((geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building))
       => rise, rising, ascent, ascension -- (a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon")

Sense 2
uplift -- (a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts)
       => brassiere, bra, bandeau -- (an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb uplift

3 senses of uplift

Sense 1
elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate -- (fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits")
       => stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir -- (stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country")

Sense 2
uplift -- (lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town")
       => rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise -- (move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows")

Sense 3
uplift -- (lift up or elevate)
       => push up -- (push upward)