lift down

verb

To reach up and carry (something) down from a higher position.

“I lifted down the books from the shelf.”

Meanings

verblift down (third-person singular simple present lifts down, present participle lifting down, simple past and past participle lifted down)

present singular third person lifts down · participle present lifting down · participle past lifted down · past lifted down

  1. transitiveTo reach up and carry (something) down from a higher position.

    I lifted down the books from the shelf.

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APA

lift down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lift%20down

MLA

“lift down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lift%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lift down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lift%20down.

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