elevator

/ˈelɪveɪtər/ noun [C] US (UK lift)

Definition

› a machine that carries people up and down in tall buildings

(Definition of elevator noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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