heft
Meaning of heft
verb
- lift or carry (something heavy).
he lifted crates and hefted boxes
- the weight of someone or something.
he was buckle-kneed from the heft of his staggering load
late Middle English (as a noun): probably from heave, on the pattern of words such as cleft and weft .
Information about heft
- The plural form of heft is: hefts.
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Hyphenation of heft
heft
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- heft is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
heft synonyms
Meaning heftiness:
heftiness, massiveness, ponderousness, ponderosity
Meaning heave:
Meaning raise to a higher position or level:
Meaning lift or move to a higher position or level:
Meaning raise (something) by means of ropes and pulleys:
Meaning (of a person) pull or drag with effort or force:
Meaning move (a heavy object) by hand with great effort:
Meaning support and move (someone or something) from one place to another:
Meaning convey or put in a cart or similar vehicle:
Meaning carry or drag (a heavy or bulky object) with great effort:
Meaning carry, wield, or convey (something heavy or substantial):
Meaning carry (a heavy object) with difficulty:
Meaning pull with a jerk:
Meaning heave or lift up (something, especially part of the earth's surface):
Words that rhyme with heft
HeFT, antitheft, theft, awheft, wheft
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