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elevator

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1. elevator - Noun

2. elevator - Verb

Meaning

One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything

A mechanical contrivance, usually an endless belt or chain with a series of scoops or buckets, for transferring grain to an upper loft for storage.

A cage or platform and the hoisting machinery in a hotel, warehouse, mine, etc., for conveying persons, goods, etc., to or from different floors or levels; -- called in England a lift; the cage or platform itself.

A building for elevating, storing, and discharging, grain.

A muscle which serves to raise a part of the body, as the leg or the eye.

An instrument for raising a depressed portion of a bone.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I cannot switch my voice. My voice is not like an elevator going up and down. Maria Callas

It was like being in an elevator cut loose at the top. Falling, falling, and not knowing when you will hit. Margaret Atwood

People didn't always see a person with a disability who had to use a ramp or elevator as people who have been given unnecessary privileges. But I run into that often now. People are saying, 'Why do we have to go to great expense for these people?' Major Owens

Old men only lie in wait for people to ask them to talk. Then they rattle on like a rusty elevator wheezing up a shaft. Ray Bradbury

I'm not a drinker - my body will not tolerate spirits. I had two Martinis on New Year's Eve and I tried to hijack an elevator and fly it to Cuba. Woody Allen

Well, I'm just about at the elevator up to the family quarters. But bear with me for just a minute more as I confirm who I am. It's obvious: I'm the president of the United States of America! Herman Cain

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