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
  • Among his influences Kjartansson counts Carolee Schneemann, Yoko Ono, Chris Burden, and Marina Abramović.
    — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Because there are external influences on the reward—the prisoner who defects and is released may well be retaliated against under slightly different circumstances, and not under others.
    — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of influences
Noun
  • Because my initial output was short and structured with a single link, the system’s mathematical weights became heavily biased toward repeating that exact shape.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Notably, in a tweet congratulating Jensen on the deal, Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora echoed the importance of balancing open source and open weights with frontier LLMs.
    — , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of weights
Verb
  • 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
  • The Chase for the championship begins at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina on Sunday, with the top 16 drivers embarking on a 10-race stretch that will determine who hoists the Bill France Cup at Homestead-Miami Speedway in mid-November.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of hoists
Verb
  • Its auto-empty dock holds weeks of debris without manual intervention, while intelligent carpet detection automatically lifts the mop pad to keep rugs dry.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Meta's $18 billion social media settlement lifts a legal overhang that some analysts said could clear the way for a wave of new AI product launches.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of lifts
Noun
  • And Soorty’s Rebellion Noir concept leverages overdyeing, creating dark, moody denim.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 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 newspaper’s coverage — which included photographs of dead bodies — could certainly not be accused of being sanitized.
    — Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Their bodies were found several days later, dumped in a cliff-top shaft with gunshot wounds to their heads.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 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
  • An Indian institution that’s built its operations around a foreign foundation model has no real recourse if that vendor raises prices, withdraws the model, hits new export restrictions or gets caught in a geopolitical dispute over chip access.
    — Sajal Singh, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Israel, like many countries, raises money by selling bonds to investors, who then receive repayments with interest after a specified time period.
    — Sharon Udasin, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026
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