lift up v 1: take and lift upward [syn: {pick up}, {lift up}, {gather up}] 2: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" [syn: {elate}, {lift up}, {uplift}, {pick up}, {intoxicate}] [ant: {cast down}, {deject}, {demoralise}, {demoralize}, {depress}, {dismay}, {dispirit}, {get down}]