The difference between Lift and Raise
When used as nouns, lift means air, whereas raise means an increase in wages or salary.
When used as verbs, lift means to raise or rise, whereas raise means to form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts.
check bellow for the other definitions of Lift and Raise
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Lift as a noun (UK, _, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland):
Air.
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Lift as a noun (UK, _, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland):
The sky; the heavens; firmament; atmosphere.
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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!"
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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 )
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Lift as a verb (transitive):
To remove (a ban, restriction, etc.).
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Lift as a verb (transitive):
To alleviate, to lighten (pressure, tension, stress, etc.)
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Lift as a verb (transitive):
to cause to move upwards.
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Lift as a verb (informal, intransitive):
To lift weights; to weight-lift.
Examples:
"She lifts twice a week at the gym."
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Lift as a verb:
To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
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Lift as a verb:
To elevate or improve in rank, condition, etc.; often with up.
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Lift as a verb (obsolete):
To bear; to support.
Examples:
"rfquotek Edmund Spenser"
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Lift as a verb:
To collect, as moneys due; to raise.
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Lift as a verb (computing, programming):
To transform (a function) into a corresponding function in a different context.
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Lift as a verb (finance):
To buy a security or other asset previously offered for sale.
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Lift as a noun:
An act of lifting or raising.
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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."
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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."
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Lift as a noun:
An upward force, such as the force that keeps aircraft aloft.
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Lift as a noun (measurement):
the difference in elevation between the upper pool and lower pool of a waterway, separated by lock.
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Lift as a noun (historical, _, slang):
A thief.
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Lift as a noun (dance):
The lifting of a dance partner into the air.
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Lift as a noun:
Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.
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Lift as a noun:
An improvement in mood.
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Lift as a noun:
The space or distance through which anything is lifted.
Examples:
"rfquotek Francis Bacon"
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Lift as a noun:
A rise; a degree of elevation.
Examples:
"the lift of a lock in canals"
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Lift as a noun:
A lift gate.
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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.
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Lift as a noun (engineering):
One of the steps of a cone pulley.
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Lift as a noun:
(shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel of a shoe.
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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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Raise as a verb (physical):
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. To form by the accumulation of materials or constituent parts; to build up; to erect. To cause something to come to the surface of the sea. To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher by drawing nearer to it. To make (bread, etc.) light, as by yeast or leaven. To cause (a dead person) to live again, to cause to be undead. To remove or break up (a blockade), either by withdrawing the ships or forces employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or dispersing them.
Examples:
"to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself"
"to raise a wall, or a heap of stones"
"The ship was raised ten years after it had sunk."
"to raise Sandy Hook light"
"The magic spell raised the dead from their graves!"
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Raise as a verb (transitive):
To create, increase or develop. To collect. To bring up; to grow; to promote. To mention (a question, issue) for discussion. To create; to constitute (a use, or a beneficial interest in property). To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.
Examples:
"We need to raise the motivation level in the company."
"to raise the quality of the products; to raise the price of goods"
"to raise a lot of money for charity; to raise troops"
"We visited a farm where they raise chickens."
"Chew with your mouth shut — were you raised in a barn?"
"to raise somebody to office"
"A few important questions were raised after the attack."
"There should be some consideration (i.e., payment or exchange) to raise a use."
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Raise as a verb:
To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
Examples:
"Despite all the call congestion, she was eventually able to raise the police."
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Raise as a verb (poker, intransitive):
To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
Examples:
"John bet, and Julie raised, requiring John to put in more money."
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Raise as a verb (arithmetic):
To exponentiate, to involute.
Examples:
"Two raised to the fifth power equals 32."
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Raise as a verb (linguistics, transitive, of a verb):
To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
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Raise as a verb (linguistics, transitive, of a vowel):
To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.
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Raise as a verb:
To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.
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Raise as a verb (computing):
To throw (an exception).
Examples:
"A division by zero will raise an exception."
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Raise as a noun (US):
An increase in wages or salary; a rise .
Examples:
"The boss gave me a raise''."
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Raise as a noun (weightlifting):
A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
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Raise as a noun (curling):
A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
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Raise as a noun (poker):
A bet which increased the previous bet.
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Raise as a noun:
A cairn or pile of stones.