[ˈɛlɪveɪtə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different levels; a lift
(e.g: in the elevator she pressed the button for the lobby)

- a machine consisting of an endless belt with scoops attached, used for raising grain to an upper storey for storage

- a hinged flap on the tailplane of an aircraft, typically one of a pair, used to control the motion of the aircraft about its lateral axis
(e.g: first you trim the rudder, then the ailerons, and finally the elevator)

- a muscle whose contraction raises a part of the body
(e.g: elevators of the upper lip)

- a shoe with a raised insole designed to make the wearer appear taller
(e.g: something in his gait made me sure he was wearing elevator shoes)


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Origin:
mid 17th century (denoting a muscle): modern Latin, from Latin elevare ‘raise’; in later use directly from elevate