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b
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archaic
: the greater part of something : bulk
hefted; hefting; hefts
1
: to heave up : hoist
2
: to test the weight of by lifting
hefting the rod … to get the feel of it—
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Noun
the heft of a good hammer
some synthetic fabrics are nice and warm, but I prefer wool because it has more heft
Verb
hefted his growing son onto his shoulders
heft your baggy gym shorts a little higher—you're showing us more than we care to see
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New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
Of the seven biggest battlegrounds in terms of polling and Electoral College heft, only Nevada and Wisconsin saw their overall rankings decline.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
This would normally involve sending a vessel to each turbine, employing a crane to heft the gear up to the transition piece.
—New Atlas, 8 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Even the big 100 kW battery option with 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of range weighs only 2,200 lb (998 kw), putting it right around a Gen 1 Mazda Miata's heft.
—New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
Of the seven biggest battlegrounds in terms of polling and Electoral College heft, only Nevada and Wisconsin saw their overall rankings decline.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Don’t worry about cords or hefting a heavy machine up and down stairs.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
This would normally involve sending a vessel to each turbine, employing a crane to heft the gear up to the transition piece.
—New Atlas, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Heft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heft. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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heft
1 of 2 nounheft
2 of 2 verb1
: to heave up : lift
2
: to test the weight of by lifting
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