2006-12-06 11:54:43 · 9 answers · asked by docteur 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
See below for definition of "Lift" for you answer. :-)
Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry: LIFT
Part of Speech: noun 1
Definition: transportation
Synonyms: car ride, drive, journey, passage, ride, run, transport
Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.3.1)
Copyright © 2006 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
2006-12-06 12:04:39 · answer #1 · answered by brisbane b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cage lifts people going up or down that's why it is called a lift.
2006-12-06 21:41:05 · answer #2 · answered by Brahmanda 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, it is lifting you in both situations
As long as the elevator is not in free-fall(which is impossible) you can call it a lift
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-fall
2006-12-07 10:32:04 · answer #3 · answered by Spiderpig 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Suggestion: Perhaps because it is easier physically to descend stairs than to climb them.
2006-12-06 21:18:39 · answer #4 · answered by yojoewanna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why does it mean only going up? Everything is circular.
2006-12-06 20:04:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because you can't keep going up, defying gravity. unless you want to end up in the atmosphere.
2006-12-08 08:56:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's harder to go up than down, particularly if you have to take the stairs. :)
2006-12-06 20:38:26 · answer #7 · answered by Habt our quell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So more people can go up...? So people don't have to STAY up just to satisfy semantics...?
2006-12-06 19:59:52 · answer #8 · answered by k54321w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's why we (USA) call it an "elevator".
2006-12-06 20:03:30 · answer #9 · answered by mark h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋