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  1. heftverb

    Synonyms:
    hoist

  2. heftverb

    To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy

    He hefted the sack of concrete into the truck.

    Synonyms:
    hoist

  3. heftverb

    To test the weight of something by lifting it.

    A quality hammer should have good balance and heft.

    Synonyms:
    hoist

  4. heftverb

    To become accustomed and attached to an area of mountain pasture.

    Synonyms:
    hoist

  5. heftverb

    past participle of to heave

    Synonyms:
    hoist

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. heft, heftiness, massiveness, ponderousness, ponderosityverb

    the property of being large in mass

    Synonyms:
    massiveness, bulkiness, heftiness, sinew, muscle, muscularity, brawn, heaviness, brawniness, ponderosity, ponderousness

  2. heave, heave up, heft, heft upverb

    lift or elevate

    Synonyms:
    heave up, buckle, heave, gag, warp, pant, retch, heft up, gasp, surge, billow, puff

  3. heftverb

    test the weight of something by lifting it

    Synonyms:
    heft up, heave, heave up

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. heftnoun

    Synonyms:
    handle

  2. heftnoun

    Synonyms:
    [colloquial, U. S.] weight

  3. heftnoun

    Synonyms:
    [colloquial, U. S.] bulk, greater part

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How to use heft in a sentence?

  1. Emily Dickinson:

    There's a certain Slant of light, Winter Afternoons-- That oppresses, like the Heft Of Cathedral Tunes--

  2. Craig Singleton:

    Instead, he rubber-stamped Tedros like a mildly overdue library book.The status quo should have been a status no, and only the United States has the heft to call out China's guy.But Biden's team … continued to show little interest in creating leverage for needed change at WHO's helm. the Biden administration’s failure to put forward a qualified candidate stands in stark contrast to its stated desire to both meaningfully reform the WHO and rehabilitate the beleaguered health body’s global standing.

  3. Eliot Cohen:

    Normally the deputy secretary is 'Mr. or Ms. Inside,' and a lot of that is procurement and acquisition and that sort of things, of course, he carries particular heft as a retired four-star [general], so it may be easier for him to simply push through those changes.

  4. Hugh Dugan:

    In standing for another five years as WHO chief, Tedros was due a White House grilling over COVID-19. But Biden forgot to seize that opportunity for improved accountability and transparency concerning Wuhan, instead, he rubber-stamped Tedros like a mildly overdue library book.The status quo should have been a status no, and only the United States has the heft to call out China's guy.But Biden's team … continued to show little interest in creating leverage for needed change at WHO's helm.

  5. Travis Fairweather:

    While fireworks and exploding targets can be fun, they can also come with a heft price tag if you inadvertently start a wildfire.


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