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heft

The word “heft” has 1 syllable: heft

It's pronounced as /hɛft/

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In the thesaurus, “heft” has 224 synonyms and 68 antonyms.

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Synonyms for heft

Antonyms for heft

Meanings of heft

  • verb
    1. To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
    2. To throw, cast.
    3. To rise and fall.
    4. To utter with effort.
    5. To pull up with a rope or cable.
    6. To lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards.
    7. To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
    8. To displace (a vein, stratum).
    9. To cause to swell or rise, especially in repeated exertions.
    10. To move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation.
    11. To retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit.
    12. To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.
    13. To rob; to steal from; to plunder.
    14. To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy.
    15. To test the weight of something by lifting it.
    16. (Northern England and Scotland) To make (a farm animal, especially a flock of sheep) accustomed and attached to an area of mountain pasture.
  • noun
    1. Weight.
    2. Heaviness, the feel of weight.
    3. The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion.
    4. The greater part or bulk of anything.
    5. A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted (accustomed).
    6. An animal that has become hefted thus.
    7. (West of Ireland) Poor condition in sheep caused by mineral deficiency.
    8. A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as for a notebook.
    9. A part of a serial publication.

Example Sentences

  • The boxer used his size and heft to overpower his opponent.
  • She was surprised by the heft of the old wooden chest.
  • The book had enough heft to feel important in his hands.
  • The wrestler’s impressive heft made him difficult to defeat.
  • He tested the heft of the hammer before using it.

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