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Definition of Lift out

1. Verb. Take out or up with or as if with a scoop. "Scoop the sugar out of the container"

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lift Out

Literary usage of Lift out

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"L. exaltare, to lift out, exalt. — L. ex, out ; altus, high. Example. (F. — L.) OF example ; F. exemple. ..."

2. Spons' Dictionary of Engineering, Civil, Mechanical, Military, and Naval by Edward Spon, Oliver Byrne (1872)
"... the top die will then rise, lift out the type from the bottom dies, and discharge it as before described, while the waste piece falls out of the gate by ..."

3. Printing and Bookbinding for Schools by Samuel Jesse Vaughn (1912)
"In such cases, it is well to lift out into the stick, the lines involved. In the matter of taking out a letter, it is necessary only to press lightly at ..."

4. Encyclopaedia Medica by Douglas Chalmers Watson (1900)
"for 3£ to 4 minutes, then lift out and serve at once. If it is allowed to stand it becomes hard. Poached Egg Boiling water. Lemon juice. Pinch of salt. ..."

5. Technology Quarterly and Proceedings of the Society of Arts by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Society of Arts (1906)
"In the Portland work the electric currents for these poles were: 0.2 amperes to lift out magnetite ; O.8 amperes to lift out ilmenite and chromite; ..."

6. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"1—Remove axle shafts 58; 2—remove inspection plate; 3—take caps off bearings and lift out; 4— remove cotter pins and nuts on the 4 studs which hold ..."

7. Technology Quarterly by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1906)
"In the Portland work the electric currents for these poles were: 0.2 amperes to lift out magnetite; O.8 amperes to lift out ilmenite and chromite; ..."

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