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Meanings of lift out in English

Take out or up with or as if with a scoop.

Usage of lift out in English
1
Still, you see, the plow's too heavy for me to lift out.
The Girl from Keller's
2
Now, at her mistress's request, she began to lift out the contents.
Three Margarets
3
In twelve days we completed the work, and could lift out the stone.
Seven Wives and Seven Prisons / Or, Experiences in the Life of a...
4
When the flesh begins to flake, lift out and drain on paper towels.
Arabesque: a taste of morocco, turkey, and lebanon
5
Then she bent over the basket to lift out the Princess.
The Pot of Gold, and Other Stories
6
To serve, lift out the terrine and turn over on to a board.
The Guardian
7
Koku, get back to that engine and lift out the motor.
Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel; Or, The Hidden City of the Andes
8
Would the angle of the taut rope lift out your protection?
Rock and Ice Magazine
9
When a golden brown lift out, and drain on absorbent paper.
Reform Cookery Book (4th edition) / Up-To-Date Health Cookery fo...
10
The old woman and her chair lift out of the line of commuters.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
11
They lift out the doughnuts and load the baskets with them.
Once there was a war
12
Carefully lift out of the tin and peel the baking paper off the sides.
Reuters
13
They were down to four minutes before he had to lift out of orbit.
Moonfall
14
He later returned in another to lift out two buddies.
Wired
15
Now pull out the trunk, boys, lift out the tray so as I can-
Rose of Old Harpeth
16
Next day, lift out the meat with a slotted spoon.
The Guardian
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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