[heft] 
| 1. | weight; heaviness: It was a rather flimsy chair, without much heft to it. |
| 2. | significance or importance. |
| 3. | Archaic. the bulk or main part. |
| 4. | to test the weight of by lifting and balancing: He hefted the spear for a few moments, and then flung it at the foe. |
| 5. | to heave; hoist. |
| heft (hěft) n. Weight; heaviness; bulk. v. heft·ed, heft·ing, hefts v. tr.
To have a given weight; weigh. [Middle English, from heven, to lift; see heave.] |
