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archaic
: the greater part of something : bulk
hefted; hefting; hefts
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: to heave up : hoist
2
: to test the weight of by lifting
hefting the rod … to get the feel of it—
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Examples of heft in a Sentence
Noun
the heft of a good hammer
some synthetic fabrics are nice and warm, but I prefer wool because it has more heft
Verb
hefted his growing son onto his shoulders
heft your baggy gym shorts a little higher—you're showing us more than we care to see
Recent Examples on the WebClare Beams, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
Tender sea bass, wrapped in a foil of carrot, provided texture and heft without distracting from the earthiness of Daucus Carota.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Its economy and heft as a manufacturer have alsogrown substantially since then.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
It’s made from a French Terry knit that has the perfect combination of comfort and heft—not too stiff, not too flimsy, but just right.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2024
The all-star cast of season 3 of The White Lotus has added some musical heft in the form of BLACKPINK‘s Lisa.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2024
For Jonathan, a 35-year-old journalist in New York, there’s a certain satisfaction to the heft and weight of his Apple credit card.
—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
Her tongue is light but her words heavy, telling stories with real emotional heft about the disenfranchised members of her community and the dangers of the street.
—Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
Canned artichokes give the rich filling its meaty heft.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2024
Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
Four men hefted Benites and placed her in the back seat.
—Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
Each Wolfram hefts a boxy launcher with cells to launch eight Brimstones (out of over 600 donated), with an effective range of 12 miles, or 24 miles using Brimstone 2s.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 3 Sep. 2023
In his backyard, Andy Muñoz hefted his oxygen machine onto his lap to sit on a swing beside his son.
—Vivian Ewing, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
The man hefted the entrapped raccoon into the trunk of his car.
—Martha McPhee, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
Medicine balls, the round, weighted orbs designed to be hefted tossed, slammed, thrown, and rolled, are a staple of functional fitness workouts and activities like CrossFit, where exercises like wall balls are commonplace.
—David Otey, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
At a nearby production line, Amazon workers are busily putting robots together, hefting large pieces of steel around with the help of mechanical arms and installing electronics, sensors, and motors.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 26 June 2023
Aptly codenamed Condor by NATO, the 200-ton jet—capable of hefting 150 tons of cargo and roughly 50 tons of fuel—is the reigning T-Rex of heavy lift aviation.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 22 Apr. 2023
Noun
With more months came heft and an uncanny internal stirring, like a twitch of a new inner muscle that became distinct flailings, bumpings, and rollings.
—Clare Beams, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
Tender sea bass, wrapped in a foil of carrot, provided texture and heft without distracting from the earthiness of Daucus Carota.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Its economy and heft as a manufacturer have alsogrown substantially since then.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
It’s made from a French Terry knit that has the perfect combination of comfort and heft—not too stiff, not too flimsy, but just right.
—Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2024
The all-star cast of season 3 of The White Lotus has added some musical heft in the form of BLACKPINK‘s Lisa.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2024
For Jonathan, a 35-year-old journalist in New York, there’s a certain satisfaction to the heft and weight of his Apple credit card.
—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
Her tongue is light but her words heavy, telling stories with real emotional heft about the disenfranchised members of her community and the dangers of the street.
—Matthew Ismael Ruiz, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
Canned artichokes give the rich filling its meaty heft.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2024
Verb
In the leafcutter ant exhibit, visitors can watch half a million tiny ants scurry industriously to and fro, hefting shards of leaves above their heads like tiny sails.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
Four men hefted Benites and placed her in the back seat.
—Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
Each Wolfram hefts a boxy launcher with cells to launch eight Brimstones (out of over 600 donated), with an effective range of 12 miles, or 24 miles using Brimstone 2s.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 3 Sep. 2023
In his backyard, Andy Muñoz hefted his oxygen machine onto his lap to sit on a swing beside his son.
—Vivian Ewing, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
The man hefted the entrapped raccoon into the trunk of his car.
—Martha McPhee, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
Medicine balls, the round, weighted orbs designed to be hefted tossed, slammed, thrown, and rolled, are a staple of functional fitness workouts and activities like CrossFit, where exercises like wall balls are commonplace.
—David Otey, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
At a nearby production line, Amazon workers are busily putting robots together, hefting large pieces of steel around with the help of mechanical arms and installing electronics, sensors, and motors.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 26 June 2023
Aptly codenamed Condor by NATO, the 200-ton jet—capable of hefting 150 tons of cargo and roughly 50 tons of fuel—is the reigning T-Rex of heavy lift aviation.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 22 Apr. 2023
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heft
1 of 2 nounheft
2 of 2 verb1
: to heave up : lift
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: to test the weight of by lifting
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