loft

²loft

verb

Definition of LOFT

transitive verb

1

: to place, house, or store in a loft

2

: to propel through the air or into space <lofted a long hit to center> <instruments lofted by a powerful rocket>

3

: to lay out a full-sized working drawing of the lines and contours of (as a ship's hull)

intransitive verb

1

: to propel a ball high into the air

2

: to rise high

Examples of LOFT

1. He lofted a home run into the stands.
2. The explosion lofted dust high into the air.

First Known Use of LOFT

1518

Related to LOFT

Synonyms: cast, catapult, chuck, dash, fire, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, lob, throw, peg, pelt, pitch, sling, toss

Related Words: bowl, dart, flip, gun, hook, pass, roll, shoot; buck, eject, impel, precipitate, project, propel, rifle, thrust

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