HEFT DEFINITIONS - 12 definitions found
heft n 1: the property of being large in mass [syn: heft, heftiness, massiveness, ponderousness, ponderosity] v 1: lift or elevate [syn: heave, heave up, heft, heft up}] 2: test the weight of something by lifting it heft c.1445, "weight, heaviness," from heave on analogy of thieve/thief, weave/weft, etc.; also infl. by heft, obsolete pp. of heave. The verb meaning "to lift" is first recorded c.1661. Hefty is from 1867. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) heft I. noun Etymology: from heave, after such pairs as weave : weft Date: 15th century 1. a. weight, heaviness b. importance, influence 2. archaic the greater part of something ; bulk II. transitive verb Date: circa 1661 1. to heave up ; hoist 2. to test the weight of by lifting <hefting the rod…to get the feel of it — Consumer Reports> Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory Dictionary heft heft v. & n. --v.tr. lift (something heavy), esp. to judge its weight. --n. dial. or US weight, heaviness. [prob. f. HEAVE after cleft, weft] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Heft \Heft\, n.; G. pl. Hefte. [G.] A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as for a notebook; also, a part of a serial publication. The size of ``hefts'' will depend on the material requiring attention, and the annual volume is to cost about 15 marks. --The Nation. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Heft \Heft\, n. Same as Haft, n. [Obs.] --Waller. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Heft \Heft\, n. [From Heave: cf. hefe weight. Cf. Haft.] 1. The act or effort of heaving? violent strain or exertion. [Obs.] He craks his gorge, his sides, With violent hefts. --Shak. 2. Weight; ponderousness. [Colloq.] A man of his age and heft. --T. Hughes. 3. The greater part or bulk of anything; as, the heft of the crop was spoiled. [Colloq. U. S.] --J. Pickering. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Heft \Heft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hefted ({Heft}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Hefting.] 1. To heave up; to raise aloft. Inflamed with wrath, his raging blade he heft. --Spenser. 2. To prove or try the weight of by raising. [Colloq.] Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms heft n. Handle, haft, helve. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 76 Moby Thesaurus words for "heft": avoirdupois, balance, be heavy, beef, beefiness, boost, buoy up, carry weight, cast up, counterbalance, deadweight, elevate, erect, escalate, fatness, gravity, gross weight, have weight, heave, heaviness, heftiness, heighten, heist, hike, hoick, hoist, hold the scales, hold up, jerk up, knock up, levitate, lie heavy, lift, lift up, liveweight, lob, loft, neat weight, net, net weight, overbalance, overweight, perk up, ponderability, ponderosity, ponderousness, poundage, raise, raise up, rear, rear up, rise, set up, sky, stick up, strike a balance, throw up, tip the scales, tonnage, underweight, up, upbuoy, upcast, upheave, uphoist, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear, upthrow, weigh, weigh heavy, weigh in, weigh out, weight, weightiness |
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