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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

LIFT
The act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

WIND
Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz"

HEFT
The property of being large in mass

5 letters

DAVIT
A crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat)

RUNUP
A substantial increase over a relatively short period of time; "a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are followed by corrections"

RAISE
The act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

WINCH
Lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

HEAVE
Bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave"

BOOST
The act of giving hope or support to someone

CRANE
Large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world

6 letters

LIFTUP
Take and lift upward

7 letters

RAISEUP
Change the arrangement or position of

ELEVATE
Raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

UPRAISE
Cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"