LOFT

Pronunciation (US):

• LOFT (noun)
  The noun LOFT has 3 senses:

1. floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
2. floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
3. a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept

  Familiarity information: LOFT used as a noun is uncommon.

• LOFT (verb)
  The verb LOFT has 4 senses:

1. store in a loft
2. propel through the air
3. kick or strike high in the air
4. lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull

  Familiarity information: LOFT used as a verb is uncommon.

• LOFT (noun)

Meaning:

Floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("loft" is a kind of...):

floor; level; storey; story (a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loft"):

artist's loft (a factory loft that has been converted into an artist's workroom and living area)

Meaning:

Floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

attic; garret; loft

Hypernyms ("loft" is a kind of...):

floor; level; storey; story (a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "loft"):

cockloft (a small loft or garret)

hayloft; haymow; mow (a loft in a barn where hay is stored)

Holonyms ("loft" is a part of...):

house (a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families)

Meaning:

A raised shelter in which pigeons are kept

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

pigeon loft; loft

Hypernyms ("loft" is a kind of...):

shelter (a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger)

• LOFT (verb)

Meaning:

Store in a loft

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "loft" is one way to...):

store (find a place for and put away for storage)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Propel through the air

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air

Hypernyms (to "loft" is one way to...):

impel; propel (cause to move forward with force)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Meaning:

Kick or strike high in the air

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

loft a ball

Hypernyms (to "loft" is one way to...):

hit (cause to move by striking)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "loft" is one way to...):

lay out (provide a detailed plan or design)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s