loft

loft  (lôft, lft)

n.

1.

a. A large, usually unpartitioned floor over a factory, warehouse, or other commercial or industrial space.

b. Such a floor converted into an apartment or artist's studio.

2. An open space under a roof; an attic or garret.

3. A gallery or balcony, as in a church.

4. A hayloft.

5. Sports

a. The backward slant of the face of a golf club head, designed to drive the ball in a high arc.

b. A golf stroke that drives the ball in a high arc.

c. The upward course of a ball driven in a high arc.

6.

a. The thickness of a fabric or yarn.

b. The thickness of an item, such as a down comforter, that is filled with compressible insulating material.

v. loft·ed, loft·ing, lofts

v.tr.

1. To put, store, or keep in a loft.

2. To propel in a high arc: lofted the ball into the outfield.

3. Nautical To lay out a full-size drawing of (the parts of a ship's hull, for example).

v.intr.

1. To propel something, especially a ball, in a high arc.

2. To rise high into the air.

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[Middle English, sky, upstairs room, from Old English, air, from Old Norse lopt, upstairs room, sky, air.]

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loft

Noun

1. the space inside a roof

2. a gallery in a church

3. a room over a stable used to store hay

4. a raised house or coop in which pigeons are kept

5. Golf

a. the angle of the face of the club used to elevate a ball

b. the height reached by a struck ball

Verb

Sport to strike or kick (a ball) high in the air [Old Norse lopt air, ceiling]

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Loft a flock of pigeons, 1899.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	loft - floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space artist's loft - a factory loft that has been converted into an artist's workroom and living area storey, floor, story, level - a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"
	2.	loft - floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage attic, garret cockloft - a small loft or garret storey, floor, story, level - a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?" hayloft, mow, haymow - a loft in a barn where hay is stored house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"
	3.	loft - (golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes rake, slant, pitch - degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"
	4.	loft - a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept pigeon loft shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
Verb	1.	loft - store in a loft store - find a place for and put away for storage; "where should we stow the vegetables?"; "I couldn't store all the books in the attic so I sold some"
	2.	loft - propel through the air; "The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air" propel, impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
	3.	loft - kick or strike high in the air; "loft a ball" hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
	4.	loft - lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull lay out - provide a detailed plan or design; "She laid out her plans for the new house"

Translations

loft [lɔft] n → desván m

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loft [lɔft] n → grenier m (= apartment); grenier aménagé (en appartement) (gén dans ancien entrepôt ou fabrique)

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loft [lɔft] n → Boden m, Speicher m

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loft [lɔft] n → soffitta;

(AGR) → granaio;

(US) → appartamento ricavato da solaio (or granaio etc)