Lift and Take

Lift

Lift verb - To take (something) without right and with an intent to keep.
Usage example: she turned her back for just a moment, and somebody lifted her purse

Take is a synonym for lift in steal topic. In some cases you can use "Take" instead the word "Lift" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: lifted, lifting, lifter

Take

Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.

Lift is a synonym for take in steal topic. Sometimes you can use "Lift" instead the word "Take" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as criminality.

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

How words are described

clear clear lift clear take
exact exact lift exact take
direct direct lift direct take
obvious obvious lift obvious take
Other adjectives: actual, massive, large, little, personal, major, dramatic, final, classic, different.

Common collocations

people lift people take people
hand lift hand take hand
way lift way take way

Both words in one sentence

  • Neck Lift Vole reminds Tarvek and Gil that you should never, ever take a Jäger lightly, by catching the two of them in a strangling neck lift — one in each arm.
    Source: Neck Lift
  • Puss in Boots averts this in the scene where the heroes discover the golden eggs—they're too heavy for any of them to lift a single one, so they take the goose that laid them instead.
  • They also take a while to take effect (sometimes several weeks); it wouldn't be the instant mood lift that Lisa got.
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