loft

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

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

Examples of loft in a Sentence

He lofted a home run into the stands.

The explosion lofted dust high into the air.

Recent Examples on the Web

Two innings later, with the Brewers down to their final eight outs and still behind, 3-2, Moore lofted a blooper that fell just in front of a diving Bobby Grich for an infield single. —Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 29 May 2026

Yesterday, officials confirmed Blue Origin’s next launch will loft a payload of 48 commercial satellites for Amazon’s broadband network in low-Earth orbit. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026

It’s designed to loft more than 100 metric tons of cargo to orbit and to be fully reusable, but SpaceX hasn’t demonstrated that the vehicle is ready for orbit. —Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 19 May 2026

Mets starter Nolan McLean (2-3) threw a first-pitch sweeper to Wood, who lofted it to deep left. —CBS News, 19 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

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