loft
a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
a gallery or upper level in a church, hall, etc., designed for a special purpose: a choir loft.
a hayloft.
an upper story of a business building, warehouse, or factory, typically consisting of open, unpartitioned floor area.
such an upper story converted or adapted to any of various uses, as quarters for living, studios for artists or dancers, exhibition galleries, or theater space.
Also called loft bed . a balcony or platform built over a living area and used especially for sleeping.
Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. an attic.
Golf.
the slope of the face of the head of a club backward from the vertical, tending to drive the ball upward.
the act of lofting.
a lofting stroke.
the resiliency of fabric or yarn, especially wool.
the thickness of a fabric or of insulation used in a garment, as a down-filled jacket.
to hit or throw aloft: He lofted a fly ball into center field.
Golf.
to slant the face of (a club).
to hit (a golf ball) into the air or over an obstacle.
to clear (an obstacle) in this manner.
to store in a loft.
Shipbuilding. to form or describe (the lines of a hull) at full size, as in a mold loft; lay off.
Archaic. to provide (a house, barn, etc.) with a loft.
to hit or throw something aloft, especially a ball.
to go high into the air when hit, as a ball.
Origin of loft
1Other words from loft
- loftless, adjective
- un·der·loft, noun
- well-lofted, adjective
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How to use loft in a sentence
The bedroom is separated from the main living area by, fittingly, sliding barn doors, and the loft comes stocked with Grand Canyon guidebooks to help steer you toward the right hike.
The tiny, 400-square-foot wood-paneled accommodations have a queen bed, plus a sleeping loft.
You’ll have your own garden entrance, a queen bed, and a loft that sleeps up to three comfortably.
Side sleepers should look for a tall pillow with a high loft and firm support.
He lofted the head in his left hand, looking up at the still-open dead eyes.
Shaman | Robert Shea
As a matter of fact it had been lofted high into the air and both I and the caddie had seen it with the most perfect distinctness.
Fifty Years of Golf | Horace G. HutchinsonThis is particularly the case with high lofted approach shots.
The Soul of Golf | Percy Adolphus VaileThe strength of long putts can generally be more accurately regulated with a lofted putter than with a straight-faced one.
The Soul of Golf | Percy Adolphus VaileOf the niblick it need only be said that it must be strong, heavy, and well lofted.
The Complete Golfer [1905] | Harry Vardon
British Dictionary definitions for loft
/ (lɒft) /
the space inside a roof
a gallery, esp one for the choir in a church
a room over a stable used to store hay
an upper storey of a warehouse or factory, esp when converted into living space
a raised house or coop in which pigeons are kept
sport
(in golf) the angle from the vertical made by the club face to give elevation to a ball
elevation imparted to a ball
a lofting stroke or shot
sport to strike or kick (a ball) high in the air
to store or place in a loft
to lay out a full-scale working drawing of (the lines of a vessel's hull)
Origin of loft
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