Definition of "elevator" in English

noun

1. Anything that raises or uplifts.

2. (Canada, US, Australia, Philippines) A permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building.

3. A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator).

4. (aeronautics) A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine.

5. A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone.

6. (anatomy) Any muscle that serves to raise a part of the body, such as the leg or the eye.

7. A type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller.

verb

1. (informal, intransitive) To move in an elevator.

   • He elevatored up to the third floor.