hefts
noun
- 1
Weight.
- 2
Heaviness, the feel of weight.
“A high quality hammer should have good balance and heft.”
- 3
The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion.
- 4
The greater part or bulk of anything.
“The heft of the crop was spoiled.”
verb
- 1
To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy.
“He hefted the sack of concrete into the truck.”
- 2
To test the weight of something by lifting it.
Synonyms
noun
- 1
A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted (accustomed).
- 2
An animal that has become hefted thus.
- 3
(West of Ireland) Poor condition in sheep caused by mineral deficiency.
verb
- 1
(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
A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as for a notebook.
- 2
A part of a serial publication.
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