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loft

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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.

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

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]

Loft a flock of pigeons, 1899.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.loftloft - 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.loftloft - floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
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.loftloft - a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept
shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
Verb1.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
Spanish loft [lɔft] ndesván m
French loft [lɔft] ngrenier m (= apartment); grenier aménagé (en appartement) (gén dans ancien entrepôt ou fabrique)
German loft [lɔft] nBoden m, Speicher m
Italian loft [lɔft] nsoffitta;
(AGR) → granaio;
(US) → appartamento ricavato da solaio (or granaio etc)

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This log-cabin had a loft, where we boys slept, and in the loft were stored in barrels the books that had now begun to overflow the bookcase.
Only Friar Tuck leaned over the edge of the choir loft and called out to him ere he had gone, "Good den, Sir Knight.
And he had had a swift vision of his mother and brothers and sisters, their multitudinous wants, the house with its painting and repairing, its street assessments and taxes, and of the coming of children to him and Genevieve, and of his own daily wage in the sail-making loft.
 
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