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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.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.heft - the property of being large in mass
ponderosity, ponderousness, heftiness, massiveness
heaviness, weightiness - the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead"
Verb1.heft - lift or elevate
heave up, heft up, heave
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"
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"Marry," cried Little John, clapping his palms together for joy, "thy bidding fitteth my liking like heft to blade.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Pyle, Howard View in context
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.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
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.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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