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   el·e·va·tor

   /ˈeləˌvādər/

   noun

   • 1. a platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different floors or levels. "in the elevator she pressed the button for the lobby"
   • 2. a machine consisting of an endless belt with scoops attached, used typically for raising grain to be stored in an upper story.
   • ▪ a tall building used for storing large quantities of grain: North American "in the harbor a giant elevator stores prairie grain"
   • 3. a hinged flap on the horizontal stabilizer of an aircraft, typically one of a pair, used to control the motion of the aircraft about its lateral axis: "first you trim the rudder, then the ailerons, and finally the elevator"
   • 4. a muscle whose contraction raises a part of the body: "elevators of the upper lip"
   • 5. a shoe with a raised insole designed to make the wearer appear taller: trademark North American "something in his gait made me sure he was wearing elevator shoes"

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

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