lifting noun. ['lɪftɪŋ] ME.
[from LIFT verb + -ING¹.]
1. The action of LIFT verb; an instance of this (lit. & fig.). ME.
shoplifting.

2. The raising of sick or weak cattle to enable them to stand. E19.

3. In competitive walking, the raising of the rear heel before the front foot touches the ground. M19.

4. Commerce. In pl. The amount of a product, esp. mineral oil, transported through or out of a particular place, or by a particular means. L20.

Comb.:
lifting beam a beam, fitted to a crane hook, to which a load may be attached in two or more places; lifting plate an iron plate fastened on to the face of a pattern and provided with a hole into which a lifting screw can be inserted; lifting screw noun¹ a hook with a threaded shank which can be screwed into an object to facilitate its lifting; (see also lifting screw s.v. LIFTING ppl adjective); lifting tape US a kind of tape used for taking fingerprints.

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lifting ppl adjective. ['lɪftɪŋ] ME.
[from LIFT verb + -ING².]
That lifts; Aeronautics providing lift.
lifting body a (wingless) spacecraft with a shape designed to produce lift, so that aerodynamic control of its flight is possible within the atmosphere. lifting-bridge a bridge of which either a part or the whole may be raised at one end to allow boats to pass. lifting screw noun² a rotor operating in a horizontal plane so as to provide lift for an aircraft; (see also lifting screw s.v. LIFTING noun).

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