'Heft' definitions:

Definition of 'heft'

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noun
The property of being large in mass [syn: heft, heftiness, massiveness, ponderousness, ponderosity]
verb
Lift or elevate [syn: heave, heave up, heft, heft up]
verb
Test the weight of something by lifting it

Definition of 'Heft'

From: GCIDE
  • Heft \Heft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hefted (Heft, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Hefting.]
  • 1. To heave up; to raise aloft. [1913 Webster]
  • Inflamed with wrath, his raging blade he heft. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To prove or try the weight of by raising. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Heft'

From: GCIDE
  • Heft \Heft\, n. [From Heave: cf. hefe weight. Cf. Haft.]
  • 1. The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • He craks his gorge, his sides, With violent hefts. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Weight; ponderousness. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • A man of his age and heft. --T. Hughes. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The greater part or bulk of anything; as, the heft of the crop was spoiled. [Colloq. U. S.] --J. Pickering. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Heft'

From: GCIDE
  • Heft \Heft\, n. Same as Haft, n. [Obs.] --Waller. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Heft'

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  • Heft \Heft\, n.; G. pl. Hefte. [G.] A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as for a notebook; also, a part of a serial publication.
  • The size of "hefts" will depend on the material requiring attention, and the annual volume is to cost about 15 marks. --The Nation. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'Heft'

From: GCIDE
  • Heft \Heft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hefted (Heft, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Hefting.]
  • 1. To heave up; to raise aloft. [1913 Webster]
  • Inflamed with wrath, his raging blade he heft. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To prove or try the weight of by raising. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

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