heft

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noun
  1. weight; heaviness: It was a rather flimsy chair, without much heft to it.

  2. significance or importance.

  1. Archaic. the bulk or main part.

verb (used with object)
  1. to test the weight of by lifting and balancing: He hefted the spear for a few moments, and then flung it at the foe.

  2. to heave; hoist.

Origin of heft

1
1550–60; heave + -t, variant of -th1

Other words from heft

  • hefter, noun
  • un·heft·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for heft

heft

/ (hɛft) /


verb(tr)
  1. to assess the weight of (something) by lifting

  2. to lift

noun
  1. US weight

  2. US the main part

Origin of heft

1
C19: probably from heave, by analogy with thieve, theft, cleave, cleft

Derived forms of heft

  • hefter, noun

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