heft (hɛft
)
Definitions
verb (tr)
- to assess the weight of (something) by lifting
- to lift
noun
- US weight
- US the main part
Alternative Forms
ˈhefter nounWord Origin
C19: probably from heave, by analogy with thieve, theft, cleave, cleftUsage examples
"He stood in the passage when she'd gone and felt the heft of the knife in his hand.
, SACRAMENT (2001)If perfected, the device could eventually allow supersoldiers and later, civilians to heft giant loads.
Maxim (2004)Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The fat philanthropist demands a thieving recycler of equal heft.
Globe and Mail (2003)Andrew Foster-Williams, as the Philistine king Achis, needed more heft to his bass; but that was the main cast's only drawback.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)The boy seemed pleased by my interest and I handled the gun admiringly, feeling the balance and heft of it.
, KANDAHAR COCKNEY: A Tale of Two Worlds (2004)