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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024loft /lɔft, lɑft/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an upper room or storage area beneath a sloping roof;
attic;
garret. - a gallery or upper level in a church, hall, etc., for a special purpose:a choir loft.
- Architecturean upper story of a business building, warehouse, or factory, usually an open floor area.
- Architecturesuch an upper story converted or adapted to any of various uses, as quarters for living or studios for artists or dancers.
- FurnitureAlso called ˈloft ˌbed. a balcony or platform built over a living area and used for sleeping.
v. [~ + object] - to hit or throw aloft:He lofted a fly ball into center field.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Loft•ing (lôf′ting, lof′-),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Hugh, 1886–1947, U.S. author of books for children, born in England.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024loft (lôft, loft),USA pronunciation n. - a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof;
attic;
garret. - a gallery or upper level in a church, hall, etc., designed for a special purpose:a choir loft.
- Agriculturea hayloft.
- an upper story of a business building, warehouse, or factory, typically consisting of open, unpartitioned floor area.
- such an upper story converted or adapted to any of various uses, as quarters for living, studios for artists or dancers, exhibition galleries, or theater space.
- Also called loft′ bed′. a balcony or platform built over a living area and used esp. for sleeping.
- Dialect Terms[Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.]an attic.
- Sport[Golf.]
- the slope of the face of the head of a club backward from the vertical, tending to drive the ball upward.
- the act of lofting.
- a lofting stroke.
- Clothingthe resiliency of fabric or yarn, esp. wool.
- Clothingthe thickness of a fabric or of insulation used in a garment, as a down-filled jacket.
v.t. - to hit or throw aloft:He lofted a fly ball into center field.
- Sport[Golf.]
- to slant the face of (a club).
- to hit (a golf ball) into the air or over an obstacle.
- to clear (an obstacle) in this manner.
- to store in a loft.
- Nautical, Naval Terms[Shipbuilding.]to form or describe (the lines of a hull) at full size, as in a mold loft;
lay off. - [Archaic.]to provide (a house, barn, etc.) with a loft.
v.i. - to hit or throw something aloft, esp. a ball.
- to go high into the air when hit, as a ball.
- Old Norse lopt upper chamber or region, the air, sky. See lift
- Middle English lofte (noun, nominal), late Old English loft bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: loft /lɒft/ n - the space inside a roof
- a gallery, esp one for the choir in a church
- a room over a stable used to store hay
- an upper storey of a warehouse or factory, esp when converted into living space
- a raised house or coop in which pigeons are kept
- (in golf) the angle from the vertical made by the club face to give elevation to a ball
- elevation imparted to a ball
- a lofting stroke or shot
vb (transitive)- to strike or kick (a ball) high in the air
- to store or place in a loft
- to lay out a full-scale working drawing of (the lines of a vessel's hull)
Etymology: Late Old English, from Old Norse lopt air, ceiling; compare Old Danish and Old High German loft (German Luft air) |