Heft word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "heft" word
[verb] lift or elevate
[verb] test the weight of something by lifting it
\Heft\, n. [From {Heave}: cf. hefe weight. Cf. {Haft}.] 1. The act or effort of heaving? violent strain or exertion. [Obs.] He craks his gorge, his sides, With violent hefts. --Shak. 2. Weight; ponderousness. [Colloq.] A man of his age and heft. --T. Hughes. 3. The greater part or bulk of anything; as, the heft of the crop was spoiled. [Colloq. U. S.] --J. Pickering.
\Heft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hefted} ({Heft}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hefting}.] 1. To heave up; to raise aloft. Inflamed with wrath, his raging blade he heft. --Spenser. 2. To prove or try the weight of by raising. [Colloq.]
\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.
Synonyms for heft
heave, heave up, heft up, heftiness, massiveness, ponderosity, ponderousness
See also: heaviness | librate | lift | upheave | weigh | weigh anchor | weightiness |
Related terms: avoirdupois, beef, hold the scales, hold up, knock up, lie heavy, loft, perk up, ponderosity, rear, rear up, set up, stick up, strike a balance, tip the scales, tonnage, up, uphoist, upraise, upthrow, weigh, weight
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Let's analyse "heft" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and One vowel. 25% of vowels is 13.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TFEH. Average typing speed for these characters is 1135 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
heft: 5 = 5, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five. |
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