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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
Other Word Forms
- hefter noun
- unhefted adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of heft1
Example Sentences
Put simply, while the biggest stocks in the AI trade still dominate index performance with the sheer heft of their market values, investors are separating the wheat from the chaff in the recent pullback.
More important, combining Paramount’s and Warner’s respective streaming offerings would bring the industry some necessary consolidation while also creating a platform with the heft necessary to better compete with the industry’s leaders.
Penelope hefted the stack of books in her arms as evidence and managed a small curtsy to the ladies.
Cars in their assigned parking spots; a stray cat, the one Michael had secretly named Tuxedo, slinking around the bushes; Mr. Mosley, the maintenance man, hefting a can of paint toward a vacant apartment.
But when the market gets wobbly — when the bull market’s fundamental drivers, to investors’ frustration, seem to have temporarily lost their heft — it’s technical factors that tend to have greater significance.
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