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 [lɒft]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) the space inside a roof

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a gallery, esp one for the choir in a church

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a room over a stable used to store hay

4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) an upper storey of a warehouse or factory, esp when converted into living space

5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a raised house or coop in which pigeons are kept

6. (Individual Sports & Recreations) Sport

a.  (in golf) the angle from the vertical made by the club face to give elevation to a ball

b.  elevation imparted to a ball

c.  a lofting stroke or shot

vb (tr)

1. Sport to strike or kick (a ball) high in the air

2. to store or place in a loft

3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) to lay out a full-scale working drawing of (the lines of a vessel's hull)

[Late Old English, from Old Norse lopt air, ceiling; compare Old Danish and Old High German loft (German Luft air)]

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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 [lɒft]

A. N (= attic) → desván m; (= hay loft) → pajar m; (in church) → galería f; (= apartment) → loft m aprovechamiento doméstico de un espacio industrial

B. VT [+ ball] → lanzar por lo alto

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loft [ˈlɒft] n

(= attic) → grenier m

(= city apartment) → loft m
loft conversion n (British) (= accommodation) → grenier m aménagé

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loft

n

→ Boden m, → Speicher m; (= hay loft) → Heuboden m; in the loft → auf dem Boden or Speicher

(= organ loft, choir loft) → Empore f

vt (Sport) → hochschlagen; he lofted the ball over the fence → er schlug den Ball im hohen Bogen über den Zaun

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loft [lɒft] n → soffitta, solaio (also hayloft) → granaio, fienile m (Am) → loft m inv

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loft [lɒft] n → soffitta, solaio (also hayloft) → granaio, fienile m (Am) → loft m inv

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loft

n loft [loft]

a room or space under a roof They kept a lot of spare furniture in the loft. solder عِلِيَّه таван půda loft der Speicher σοφίτα, πατάρι desván pööning اتاق زیر شیروانی parvi grenier עֲלִייַת גַג अटारी, दुछत्ती potkrovlje, tavan padlás(szoba) loteng háaloft, hanabjálki soffitta 屋根裏 다락방 palėpė bēniņi loteng zolder loft strych sótão pod чердак povala podstrešje potkrovlje vind, loft ห้องใต้หลังคา tavan arası (odası) 閣樓 горище پر چھتی gác mái 阁楼

adj lofty

1 very high a lofty building. hoog عالٍ висок tyčící se høj hoch ψηλός alto kõrge رفیع korkea élevé גָבוֹהַ उदात्त vrlo visok magas tinggi (mjög) hár alto 非常に高い 아주 높은 labai aukštas, iškilęs ļoti augsts sangat tinggi torenhoog høy, høytliggende wyniosły, wysoki alto înalt очень высокий týčiaci sa zelo visok visok hög สูงส่ง çok yüksek 高聳的 дуже високий بہت بلند đồ sộ 高耸的

2 haughty or proud a lofty attitude. fier مُتَعَجْرِف، مُتَكَبِّر високомерен povýšený storsnudet; hoven hochmütig υπεροπτικός altivo, noble kõrk مغرورانه kopea hautain נִשגָב अहंकारी ponosan, ohol gőgös angkuh hrokafullur altezzoso 高尚な 거만한 išdidus, puikus, arogantiškas augstprātīgs; iedomīgs; cēls; dižens angkuh hooghartig overlegen, stolt wyniosły altaneiro mândru высокомерный povýšený vzvišen umišljen högdragen หยิ่งยโส mağrur, kibirli 高傲的 гордовитий سرکشیدہ، مغرور cao quý 高傲的

adv loftily

uit die hoogte بِتَكَبُّر надменно povýšeně storsnudet; hovent hoch υπεροπτικά altivamente kõrgilt با مناعت kopeasti avec hauteur בְּגַאֲווָה उदात्तता ponosno, oholo magasan; gőgösen dengan angkuh þóttalega altezzosamente 高々と 높이 솟아, 당당하게 išdidžiai augstprātīgi; iedomīgi; cēli; diženi dengan angkuh hooghartig overlegent, stolt wyniośle altaneiramente cu mândrie высоко; высокомерно vznešene vzvišeno visoko högt, i höjden, högdraget อย่างสูงส่ง,สูงมาก,หยิ่ง mağrurca 高尚地 гордовито غرور سے cao quý; đồ sộ 高尚地

n loftiness

hooghartigheid عُلو، سُمو، تَكَبُّر високомерие vznešenost storsnudethed die Höhe υπεροψία altanería kõrkus مناعت؛ بلندی kopeus hauteur, noblesse רוֹממוּת अहंकारिता ponos, oholost magasság; gőg keangkuhan hroki, þótti altezza; alterigia 高尚 높이 솟음, 당당함 išdidumas augstprātība; iedomība; cēlums; diženums; liels augstums keangkuhan grote hoogte, verhevenheid opphøydhet; overlegenhet wyniosłość altanaria mândrie; nobleţe большая высота;высокомерие vznešenosť vzvišenost visokost höjd, höghet, högdragenhet ความสูง kibirlilik 高尚 гордовитість رفعت sự cao quý; đồ sộ 高尚

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loft → عِلية půda loft Dachboden υπερώο buhardilla ullakko grenier tavan soffitta 屋根裏 다락방 zolder loft strych sótão чердак vind ห้องเพดาน tavan arası gác xép 阁楼