verb Download 🔗Share To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy. Examples : "He hefted the sack of concrete into the truck." action physics ability Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To test the weight of something by lifting it. Examples : "The shopper hefted the melon, trying to decide if it was ripe. " action physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (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 hefted his new flock of sheep to the steep hillside pasture, hoping they would stay and graze in that area for generations to come. " agriculture animal environment place tradition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading