HEFT
Dictionary entry overview: What does heft mean?
• HEFT (noun)
The noun HEFT has 1 sense:
1. the property of being large in mass
Familiarity information: HEFT used as a noun is very rare.
• HEFT (verb)
The verb HEFT has 2 senses:
1. lift or elevate
2. test the weight of something by lifting it
Familiarity information: HEFT used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HEFT (noun)
Meaning:
The property of being large in mass
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
heft; ponderosity; heftiness; massiveness; ponderousness
Hypernyms ("heft" is a kind of...):
heaviness; weightiness (the property of being comparatively great in weight)
• HEFT (verb)
Meaning:
Lift or elevate
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
heft up; heave up; heft; heave
Hypernyms (to "heft" is one way to...):
lift (take hold of something and move it to a different location)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "heft"):
upheave (lift forcefully from beneath)
weigh anchor; weigh the anchor (heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Test the weight of something by lifting it
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "heft" is one way to...):
librate; weigh (determine the weight of)
"Heft" entails doing...:
lift (take hold of something and move it to a different location)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
