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A hoisting apparatus; an elevator; a crane; a lift. [Prov. Eng.]

ebbing; as, tidal waters. The tidal wave of deeper souls Into our inmost being rolls, And lifts us unawares Out of all meaner cares. Longfellow. Tidal air (Physiol.), the air which passes in and out of the lungs in ordinary breathing. It varies from twenty to thirty cubic inches. -- Tidal basin, a dock that is filled…

A tilted hammer; a heavy hammer, used in iron works, which is lifted or tilted by projections or wipers on a revolving shaft; a trip hammer.

A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.

Being on tiptoe, or as on tiptoe; hence, raised as high as possible; lifted up; exalted; also, alert. Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. Shak. Above the tiptoe pinnacle of glory. Byron.

A massive crane with an overhanging counterbalanced arm carrying a traveler and lifting crab, the whole supported by a carriage mounted on track rails. It is used esp. for setting heavy masonry blocks for piers, breakwaters, etc.

A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece. Toe biter (Zoöl.), a tadpole; a polliwig. -- Toe drop (Med.), a morbid condition of the foot in which the toe is depressed and the heel elevated, as in talipes equinus. See Talipes.

That which comes from hemp in the process of hatcheling. Topping lift (Naut.), a large, strong tackle employed to raise or top the end of a gaff, or of a boom.

To lift or throw up with a sudden or violent motion; as, to toss the head. He tossed his arm aloft, and proudly told me, He would not stay. Addison.

A lifting or sliding door covering an opening in a roof or floor.

Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if he were trotting; trippant; -- said of an animal, as a hart, buck, and the like, used as a bearing.

s degrees of swiftness, in which one fore foot and the hind foot of the opposite side are lifted at the same time. "The limbs move diagonally in pairs in the trot." Stillman (The Horse in Motion).

To heave or lift from below. [Obs.] Wyclif.

Closed from beneath. Undershut valve (Mach.), a valve which shuts by being lifted against a seat facing downward. Knight.

nt of work done by a unit force acting through a unit distance, or the amount required to lift a unit weight through a unit distance against gravitation. See Erg, Foot Pound, Kilogrammeter. -- Unit stress (Mech. Physics), stress per unit of area; intensity of stress. It is expressed in ounces, pounds, tons, etc., per…

To open or loose by lifting the latch; as, to unlatch a door.

The act of buoying up; uplifting. [R.] Coleridge.

Lifted by the hand, or by both hands; as, the uphand sledge. [R.] Moxon.

To heave or lift up from beneath; to raise. Milton.

To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate. The mournful train with groans, and hands upheld. Besought his pity. Dryden.