The difference between Air and Lift

When used as nouns, air means understood as one of the four elements of the ancient greeks and romans, whereas lift means air.

When used as verbs, air means to bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it, whereas lift means to raise or rise.

check bellow for the other definitions of Air and Lift

  1. Air as a noun (uncountable, meteorology):

    The substance constituting earth's atmosphere, particularly: understood as one of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans. understood as a particular local substance with supposed effects on human health. understood as a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.

    Examples:

    "I'm going outside to get some air."

    "There was a tension in the air which made me suspect an approaching storm."

  2. Air as a noun (usually, with the):

    The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but now considered surrounded by the near vacuum of outer space.

    Examples:

    "The flock of birds took to the air."

  3. Air as a noun:

    A breeze; a gentle wind.

  4. Air as a noun:

    A feeling or sense.

    Examples:

    "to give it an air of artistry and [[sophistication]]"

  5. Air as a noun:

    A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.

  6. Air as a noun (usually plural):

    Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.

    Examples:

    "putting on airs'"

  7. Air as a noun (music):

    A song, especially a solo; an aria.

  8. Air as a noun (informal):

    Nothing; absence of anything.

  9. Air as a noun:

    An air conditioner or the processed air it produces. Can be a mass noun or a count noun depending on context; similar to hair.

    Examples:

    "Could you turn on the air?"

    "Hey, did you mean to leave the airs on all week while you were on vacation?"

  10. Air as a noun (obsolete, chemistry):

    Any specific gas.

  11. Air as a noun (snowboarding, skateboarding, motor sports):

    A jump in which one becomes airborne.

  12. Air as a noun:

    A television or radio signal.

  1. Air as a verb:

    To bring (something) into contact with the air, so as to freshen or dry it.

  2. Air as a verb:

    To let fresh air into a room or a building, to ventilate.

    Examples:

    "It's getting quite [[stuffy]] in this room: let's open the windows and air it."

  3. Air as a verb:

    To discuss varying viewpoints on a given topic.

  4. Air as a verb (transitive):

    To broadcast (a television show etc.).

  5. Air as a verb (intransitive):

    To be broadcast.

    Examples:

    "This game show first aired in the 1990s and is still going today."

  6. Air as a verb (British, MLE, slang):

    To ignore.

  1. Lift as a noun (UK, _, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland):

    Air.

  2. Lift as a noun (UK, _, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland):

    The sky; the heavens; firmament; atmosphere.

  1. Lift as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To raise or rise.

    Examples:

    "The fog eventually lifted, leaving the streets clear."

    "You never lift a finger to help me!"

  2. Lift as a verb (transitive, slang):

    To steal. (for this sense Cleasby suggests perhaps a relation to the root of Gothic "thief", cognate with and Greek )

  3. Lift as a verb (transitive):

    To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).

  4. Lift as a verb (transitive):

    To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)

  5. Lift as a verb (transitive):

    to cause to move upwards.

  6. Lift as a verb (informal, intransitive):

    To lift weights; to weight-lift.

    Examples:

    "She lifts twice a week at the gym."

  7. Lift as a verb:

    To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.

  8. Lift as a verb:

    To elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up.

  9. Lift as a verb (obsolete):

    To bear; to support.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Edmund Spenser"

  10. Lift as a verb:

    To collect, as moneys due; to raise.

  11. Lift as a verb (computing, programming):

    To transform (a function) into a corresponding function in a different context.

  12. Lift as a verb (finance):

    To buy a security or other asset previously offered for sale.

  1. Lift as a noun:

    An act of lifting or raising.

  2. Lift as a noun:

    The act of transporting someone in a vehicle; a ride; a trip.

    Examples:

    "He gave me a lift to the bus station."

  3. Lift as a noun (British, Australia, New Zealand):

    Mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people between floors in a building; an elevator.

    Examples:

    "Take the lift to the fourth floor."

  4. Lift as a noun:

    An upward force, such as the force that keeps aircraft aloft.

  5. Lift as a noun (measurement):

    the difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.

  6. Lift as a noun (historical, _, slang):

    A thief.

  7. Lift as a noun (dance):

    The lifting of a dance partner into the air.

  8. Lift as a noun:

    Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.

  9. Lift as a noun:

    An improvement in mood.

  10. Lift as a noun:

    The space or distance through which anything is lifted.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Francis Bacon"

  11. Lift as a noun:

    A rise; a degree of elevation.

    Examples:

    "the lift of a lock in canals"

  12. Lift as a noun:

    A lift gate.

  13. Lift as a noun (nautical):

    A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below, and used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.

  14. Lift as a noun (engineering):

    One of the steps of a cone pulley.

  15. Lift as a noun:

    (shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel of a shoe.

  16. Lift as a noun:

    (horology) That portion of the vibration of a balance during which the impulse is given.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Saunier"

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