Background for heft

heft

/hɛft/

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verb

To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).

Examples :

"We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing."

action ability physics

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To throw, cast.

Examples :

"He hefted the heavy bag of groceries onto the kitchen counter. "

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To rise and fall.

Examples :

"Her chest heaved with emotion."

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To utter with effort.

Examples :

"She heaved a sigh and stared out of the window."

sound language action communication

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To pull up with a rope or cable.

Examples :

"Heave up the anchor there, boys!"

nautical technology machine action

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To lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards.

Examples :

"The movers had to heft the heavy boxes into the truck. "

action vehicle nautical physics

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verb

To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.

Examples :

"The construction crane began to heft the heavy steel beam into place high above the city street. "

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To displace (a vein, stratum).

Examples :

"The heavy backpack hefted the boy's shoulder muscles. "

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To cause to swell or rise, especially in repeated exertions.

Examples :

"The wind heaved the waves."

action physiology body

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To move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation.

Examples :

"to heave the ship ahead"

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To retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit.

Examples :

"The smell of the old cheese was enough to make you heave."

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To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.

Examples :

"The mover had to heft the heavy couch up the narrow staircase. "

action body energy physics

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To rob; to steal from; to plunder.

Examples :

"The gang planned to heft the jewelry store while the alarms were disabled. "

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noun

Examples :

"The student could feel the heft of the textbook in her backpack. "

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noun

Heaviness, the feel of weight.

Examples :

"A high quality hammer should have good balance and heft."

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noun

The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion.

Examples :

"The heft required to lift the heavy boxes of books strained her back. "

action energy physics

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noun

The greater part or bulk of anything.

Examples :

"The heft of the crop was spoiled."

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verb

To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy.

Examples :

"He hefted the sack of concrete into the truck."

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To test the weight of something by lifting it.

Examples :

"He hefted the package to guess if it contained the books he ordered. "

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noun

A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted (accustomed).

Examples :

"The sheep knew exactly where to graze; that small, grassy area was its traditional heft. "

agriculture animal environment place ecology

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An animal that has become hefted thus.

Examples :

"After years of roaming the same fells, this sheep had true heft, instinctively knowing the best grazing spots even in harsh weather. "

animal agriculture

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(West of Ireland) Poor condition in sheep caused by mineral deficiency.

Examples :

"The farmer worried about the increasing heft in his flock of sheep, knowing it meant they were lacking essential minerals in their diet. "

animal disease agriculture condition mineral biology

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(Northern England and Scotland) To make (a farm animal, especially a flock of sheep) accustomed and attached to an area of mountain pasture.

Examples :

"The farmer carefully hefted his new flock of sheep to the north pasture, hoping they would stay there for the winter. "

agriculture animal environment place

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noun

A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as for a notebook.

Examples :

"She carried a heft of notes from the library to prepare for her exam. "

stationery writing

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A part of a serial publication.

Examples :

""My grandmother keeps every heft of her favorite gardening magazine, organized by year." "