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[ heft ] / hɛft / SEE SYNONYMS FOR heft ON THESAURUS.COM
nounweight; heaviness: It was a rather flimsy chair, without much heft to it. significance or importance. Archaic. the bulk or main part. verb (used with object)to test the weight of by lifting and balancing: He hefted the spear for a few moments, and then flung it at the foe. to heave; hoist. Origin of heft1550–60; heave + -t, variant of -th1 OTHER WORDS FROM hefthefter, nounun·heft·ed, adjectiveWords nearby heftHeerfordt's disease, Heerlen, Hefei, Heffelfinger, Hefner candle, heft, hefty, Hegang, hegari, Hegel, Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for heftIts heft may scare away some casual readers, but Rough Country is surprisingly accessible. How Religion Turned Texas Red|William O’Connor|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST In a room off the living room, saddles lounge everywhere you look, finely tooled leather saddles, things of great weight and heft. The Death of a Rodeo Cowboy|Peter Richmond|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Daily Pic: 1930s paint samples help Morgan Fisher get at abstraction's heft. Tinted Love|Blake Gopnik|October 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST Despite its heft, The Hobbit opened last weekend to an impressive $84.8 million, a new December record. Why Are 2012’s Holiday Movies So Damn Long?|Ramin Setoodeh|December 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Daily Pic: In 1978, Daniel Joseph Martinez made shadows have heft. Photography's Heavy Lifting|Blake Gopnik|October 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST Step Hen told him dryly, which of course was a little thrust at the heft of the stout scout. The Boy Scouts Along the Susquehanna|Herbert Carter Addison scoffed at the scheme; but to show how well it was working, Halstead took us downstairs and had us "heft" the turkey. A Busy Year at the Old Squire's|Charles Asbury Stephens Considering the difference in our heft, I take it Ive got a birds appetite compared with you and Josh here—pound for pound. Motor Boat Boys Down the Danube|Louis Arundel She could heft a bar'l of flour as easy as I can flirt a flapjack. Roughing It|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) A little after Osberne turns to John and sees his knife lying on the board, a goodly one, well carven on the heft. The Sundering Flood|William Morris
British Dictionary definitions for heft
verb (tr)to assess the weight of (something) by lifting to lift nounUS weight US the main part Derived forms of hefthefter, nounWord Origin for heftC19: probably from heave, by analogy with thieve, theft, cleave, cleft Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to heftgoods, capacity, weight, haul, bundle, amount, consignment, shipment, payload, load, density, gravity, pressure, substance, burden, raise, rise, pick up, hoist, climb |