lifting

used with a negative connotation; to replace words meaning awful, and directed usually at a person, a place of a situation. Used often in the north east of england.

"This is possibly the most lifting party i've ever been to in my life."

"Your patter is absolutely lifting."

by jazzytotem June 10, 2008

Lifting

to lift weights, as in weight lifting

that boy could lift 50 lb. dumbells with each arm

by Chris March 18, 2005

Lifting

Lifting:

1. Picking up, or hauling an object.

2. Moving something from it's resting state by force.

3. Working out, such as using Free-weights (dumbells) or machines to perform an-aerobic exercises to build muscle strength and endurance.

Man, lifting weights all day sure did that boy up.

I can't wait until school gets out so I can go lift.

It's so boring here, I wish I could go do some lifting.

by Chris Fussman November 5, 2006

Lifting

Synonym for stealing usually in reference to pickpocketing

"Where did you get that"
"Got it off some guy on the corner"
"Have you been lifting "
"No, bought it honest"

by 率джф川 雨 æå March 2, 2019

Lifting

When you fart while you’re sleeping causing the covers to lift up in the air.

I had too much cream and was lifting the whole night.

by lifter69 May 29, 2021

lifting my luggage

A euphemism for indulging in homosexual sex on the sly.

Extra points if you're also an anti-gay advocate.

Twice as many extra if you additionally are using the services of a rentboy

Named in reference to some of George Alan Rekers' (an anti-gay minister) official reasons for taking a rentboy on tour with him:

"Thank you for taking the time to write to me about the recent "news" story that is a mixture of truth and falsehood. The article truthfully stated that due to surgery I require assistance in lifting my luggage when traveling"

by Oneiric May 6, 2010

lifting the skirt

To smoke all the residue left in the neck of a meth pipe.

Don't let Matt near my pipe, he's always lifting the skirt.

by goreykimi December 9, 2008