hefts 1 of 2

noun

plural of heft
1
as in sways
the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly as a former senator, he still had some heft in political circles

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2
as in weights
archaic the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts the heft of the wainwright's business had been the building of hay wagons

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hefts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of heft
1
as in hoists
to lift with effort hefted his growing son onto his shoulders

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2
as in lifts
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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  1. influences
  2. weights
  3. hoists
  4. lifts
  5. leverages
  6. bodies
  7. heaves
  8. raises
Noun
  • Her musical influences, similarly incongruous on their face, stem from an era of digital music post-iTunes and pre-slop when casual internet explorers could cultivate a sprawling taste profile for free.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Researching the house’s roots, Foster found Spanish, Mediterranean revival, and English influences, and the couple felt free to embrace all three.
    — Michelle Ruiz, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of influences
Noun
  • There’s also a sauna and small steam room (open from 4–11pm) and a fitness room kitted out with weights and yoga mats.
    — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 5 Nov. 2026
  • First, the provider publishes a cryptographic commitment to its model weights, effectively creating a fingerprint of the exact model being used while keeping the weights private.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of weights
Verb
  • The boy then hoists a mop above his head before laying it on the floor and mopping it.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Peter Zumthor’s design hoists a serpentine platform atop pavilions that read like stout, truncated legs, making the edifice almost creaturely in its architectural stance.
    — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of hoists
Verb
  • The pavilion includes a gym, a sports court, a steam room and lifts for 20 cars.
    — Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The same impulse that lifts some victims up can leave others, the imperfect ones, out in the cold.
    — Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of lifts
Noun
  • The Origin digital experience leverages blockchain technology to allow clients to follow the diamond’s journey from discovery in the earth to the finished diamond.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • According to Archer, Halo leverages technologies refined through nearly eight years of electric aircraft research and testing.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
Definition of leverages
Noun
  • The clinic is affiliated with the ISHRS and FUE Europe, two of the specialty’s professional bodies.
    — Burak Onal, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Currently untitled, the film revolves around a man with muscular dystrophy (Way) who swap bodies with his burly caregiver with hilarious consequences.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of bodies
Verb
  • The Smith experience is always going to be a roller coaster, impressive feats of accuracy and arm talent mixed with desperation heaves and maddening turnovers.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • In another video, an emergency worker heaves a large stone aside while working to free people from the wreckage.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 June 2026
Definition of heaves
Verb
  • One of those pay packages gave thousands of civilian city workers raises of about 24% over five years.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Mike Katz-Lacabe, the organization's research director, said the program raises questions about how drones will be monitored, who will have access to the footage and whether police can adequately oversee their own use of the technology.
    — Da Lin, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of raises
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