loft
[ lawft, loft ]
/ lɔft, lɒft /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to hit or throw something aloft, especially a ball.
to go high into the air when hit, as a ball.
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Origin of loft
before 1000; Middle English lofte (noun), late Old English loft<Old Norse lopt upper chamber or region, the air, sky. See lift
OTHER WORDS FROM loft
loftless, adjectiveun·der·loft, nounwell-lofted, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for loft
loft
/ (lɒft) /
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for loft
Late Old English, from Old Norse lopt air, ceiling; compare Old Danish and Old High German loft (German Luft air)
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