1.  uplift(n = noun.event) upheaval, upthrow, upthrust - (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building);
is a kind of ascension, ascent, rise, rising
Derived form verb uplift₂

2.  uplift(n = noun.artifact) - a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts;
is a kind of bandeau, bra, brassiere
Derived form verb uplift₃

1.  uplift(v = verb.emotion) elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"
is one way to excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir
Sample sentences: The good news will uplift her; The performance is likely to uplift Sue

2.  uplift(v = verb.motion) - lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces; "the earth's movement uplifted this part of town"
is one way to arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise
Derived form noun uplift₁
Sample sentences: Something ----s

3.  uplift(v = verb.motion) - lift up or elevate;
is one way to push up
Derived forms noun uplift₂, noun uplifting₁
Sample sentences: Something ----s something

   To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock. Cowper. [1913 Webster]
"Satan, talking to his nearest mate,
With head uplift above the wave, and eyes
That sparkling blazed." [1913 Webster]

   A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like. [1913 Webster]

uplift, v. & n.
--v.tr.
1 raise; lift up.
2 elevate or stimulate morally or spiritually.
--n.
1 the act or an instance of being raised.
2 Geol. the raising of part of the earth's surface.
3 colloq. a morally or spiritually elevating influence.
4 support for the bust etc. from a garment.

Derivative:
uplifter n. uplifting adj. (esp. in sense 2 of v.).

VB  heighten, elevate, raise, lift, erect, set up, stick up, perch up, perk up, tilt up, rear, hoist, heave, uplift, upraise, uprear, upbear, upcast, uphoist, upheave, buoy, weigh mount, give a lift, exalt, sublimate, place on a pedestal, set on a pedestal, escalate 102, take up, drag up, fish up, dredge, stand up, rise up, get up, jump up, spring to one's feet, hold oneself, hold one's head up, drawn oneself up to his full height.