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heft
[ heft ]
noun
- weight; heaviness:
It was a rather flimsy chair, without much heft to it.
- significance or importance.
- Archaic. the bulk or main part.
verb (used with object)
- to test the weight of by lifting and balancing:
He hefted the spear for a few moments, and then flung it at the foe.
- to heave; hoist.
heft
/ hɛft /
verb
- to assess the weight of (something) by lifting
- to lift
noun
- weight
- the main part
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Derived Forms
- ˈhefter, noun
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Other Words From
- hefter noun
- un·hefted adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of heft1
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Example Sentences
And they might not have to wait that long to show their political heft.
The film gave pretty equal heft to Captain America and Black Widow.
Its heft may scare away some casual readers, but Rough Country is surprisingly accessible.
In a room off the living room, saddles lounge everywhere you look, finely tooled leather saddles, things of great weight and heft.
The fibers of the meat absorb all the flavor, giving the beef tremendous heft.
"Heft it in your hand," said Barker, with boyish enthusiasm.
Tha weigh more, akordin tu their heft, than enny other kreetur, except a crowbar.
Considering the difference in our heft, I take it Ive got a birds appetite compared with you and Josh here—pound for pound.
Its no use trying for the rest, and weve got the heft of it.
There he seized a sharp axe, which he tried on the panel of the cabin, and then took the heft firmly between his teeth.
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