hefted

verb

past tense of heft
1
as in hoisted
to lift with effort hefted his growing son onto his shoulders

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2
as in lifted
to move from a lower to a higher place or position heft your baggy gym shorts a little higher—you're showing us more than we care to see

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Recent Examples of hefted The judge also hefted an additional $250 fine to one person’s charge for taking rocks. — Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 12 Mar. 2026 Here in our yards, long years of earth have been hefted by hand and heaped up on tarps. — Steven Searcy, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hefted
  1. hoisted
  2. lifted
  3. heaved
  4. raised
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  • The World Cup trophy was also delivered in a Louis Vuitton luggage case by Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz, while 1978 Argentina World Cup champion Mario Kempes hoisted it up for all the crowd to see.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026
  • Fellow sportsman Jannik Sinner hoisted the Wimbledon trophy with his go-to Rolex Daytona on his wrist.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 July 2026
Definition of hoisted
Verb
  • These from Kenneth Cole have a square-toe silhouette and slightly lifted sole.
    — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 16 July 2026
  • Noe’s wife lifted the smaller children onto the table; the larger ones got themselves up on cupboards.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of lifted
Verb
  • Serena looked down, heaved a sigh and hooked her knee around the pole before mustering up a halfhearted spin.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Fans fought in the streets, heaved bottles, smashed windows and shouted filthy insults in the melee, which left nearly 50 people injured.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 15 June 2026
Definition of heaved
Verb
  • The core interest aside from this being the final of a six-week long competition that only happens every four years is the country of Messi’s birth taking on the country that raised him.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • And that made his recent comments about former Blue Jays coach Don Mattingly especially noteworthy, as his departure for the Philadelphia Phillies has raised questions about whether the Blue Jays batting order can succeed without him.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
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