HEFT
/hɛft/
10
Scrabble
9
WWF
H(4) E(1) F(4) T(1)
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Definition
/hɛft/
verb
- To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).“We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing.”
- To throw, cast.“The cap'n hove the body overboard.”
- To rise and fall.“Her chest heaved with emotion.”
- To utter with effort.“She heaved a sigh and stared out of the window.”
- To pull up with a rope or cable.“Heave up the anchor there, boys!”
noun
- Weight.
- Heaviness, the feel of weight.“A high quality hammer should have good balance and heft.”
- The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion.
- The greater part or bulk of anything.“The heft of the crop was spoiled.”
verb
- To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy.“He hefted the sack of concrete into the truck.”
- To test the weight of something by lifting it.
Source: Wiktionary
