loft

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noun

ˈlȯft 

1

: an upper room or floor : attic

2

a

: a gallery in a church or hall

b

: one of the upper floors of a warehouse or business building especially when not partitioned

living in a converted loft

c

: hayloft

3

a

: the backward slant of the face of a golf-club head

b

: the act of lofting

4

: the thickness of a fabric or insulating material (such as goose down)

loftlike

ˈlȯft-ˌlīk 

adjective

loft

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verb

lofted; lofting; lofts

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 (such as a ship's hull)

intransitive verb

1

: to propel a ball high into the air

2

: to rise high

Synonyms of loft

Noun

• attic

Verb

• throw
• toss
• hurl
• sling
• fire
• fling

Examples of loft in a Sentence

Noun

The kids' bedroom has a loft.

He rents a converted loft.

Verb

He lofted a home run into the stands.

The explosion lofted dust high into the air.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Exterior scenes for Love Story were filmed at the actual building, while interiors were recreated on soundstages using archival photographs and real estate listings to approximate the loft’s minimalist design. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026

Still helpless in the face of her new, ultrapublic life, and at a loss for how to re-center herself and her needs and wants within it, Carolyn has been spending most of her time in the loft. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026

Verb

In the 24th minute, Ayo Oke lofted a ball to Natasha Flint, who held off a Pride defender just long enough to poke a ball in behind for Kossler. —Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2026

The company’s reusable Falcon 9 rocket, now with more than 600 launches to its name, has given SpaceX the means to deploy Starlink at extraordinary speed, with up to 60 satellites lofted into orbit per launch. —Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English, air, sky, from Old Norse lopt; akin to Old High German luft air

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1518, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Phrases Containing loft

• choir loft

Rhymes for loft

• coughed
• croft
• doffed
• oft
• scoffed
• soft
• toft
• waft
• aloft
• hayloft

Kids Definition

loft

1 of 2 noun

ˈlȯft 

1

: an upper room or floor : attic

2

a

: a gallery in a church or hall

organ loft

b

: an upper floor of a warehouse or business building when not partitioned

c

: hayloft

3

: the backward slant of the face of a golf-club head

loft

2 of 2 verb

1

: to place, house, or store in a loft

2

: to strike or throw a ball so that it rises high in the air

lofted a high fly to center field