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heft  (hft)
n.
Weight; heaviness; bulk.
v. heft·ed, heft·ing, hefts
v.tr.
1. To lift (something) in order to judge or estimate its weight.
2. To hoist (something); heave.
v.intr.
To have a given weight; weigh.

[Middle English, from heven, to lift; see heave.]

heft [hɛft]
vb (tr)
1. to assess the weight of (something) by lifting
2. to lift
n
1. US weight
2. US the main part
[probably from heave, by analogy with thieve, theft, cleave, cleft]
hefter  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.heft - the property of being large in mass
heaviness, weightiness - the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead"
Verb1.heft - lift or elevate
upheave - lift forcefully from beneath
weigh anchor, weigh the anchor - heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing
lift - take hold of something and move it to a different location; "lift the box onto the table"
2.heft - test the weight of something by lifting it
librate, weigh - determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"
Translations
heft [heft] (US)
A. Npeso m (fig) → influencia f
the heft ofla mayor parte de
B. VT
1. (= lift) → levantar
2. (= assess weight of) → sopesar
heft
vt (US inf) (= lift)(hoch)heben; (= assess weight)abwägen, das Gewicht (ab)schätzen von
nGewicht nt; (= strength)(Muskel)kraft f


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"Marry," cried Little John, clapping his palms together for joy, "thy bidding fitteth my liking like heft to blade.
Now, a nigger of that ar heft and build is worth considerable, just as you may say, for his body, supposin he's stupid; but come to put in his calculatin faculties, and them which I can show he has oncommon, why, of course, it makes him come higher.
As regards the maid, too, it is true that I did heft her over the stream, she having on her hosen and shoon, whilst I had but my wooden sandals, which could take no hurt from the water.
 
 
 
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