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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, adjective
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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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