verb🔗ShareTo lift up; especially, to lift something heavy."He hefted the sack of concrete into the truck."actionphysicsabilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo test the weight of something by lifting it."The shopper hefted the melon, trying to decide if it was ripe. "actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(Northern England and Scotland) To make (a farm animal, especially a flock of sheep) accustomed and attached to an area of mountain pasture."The farmer hefted his new flock of sheep to the steep hillside pasture, hoping they would stay and graze in that area for generations to come. "agricultureanimalenvironmentplacetraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
