1
: an upper room or floor : attic
2
a
: a gallery in a church or hall
b
: one of the upper floors of a warehouse or business building especially when not partitioned
living in a converted loft
c
: hayloft
3
a
: the backward slant of the face of a golf-club head
b
: the act of lofting
4
: the thickness of a fabric or insulating material (such as goose down)
lofted; lofting; lofts
1
: to place, house, or store in a loft
2
: to propel through the air or into space
lofted a long hit to center
instruments lofted by a powerful rocket
3
: to lay out a full-sized working drawing of the lines and contours of (such as a ship's hull)
Examples of loft in a Sentence
Noun
The kids' bedroom has a loft.
He rents a converted loft.
Verb
He lofted a home run into the stands.
The explosion lofted dust high into the air.
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Elaine Glusac, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
There was a thick old fire hose in the loft that Joyce had installed for Ricks.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
SpaceX also launched the first four members of the constellation, sending WorldView Legion 1 and 2 up in May 2024 and lofting WorldView Legion 3 and 4 in August that same year.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Our host at an Airbnb loft on a Highland cattle ranch ($120 a night) near Fairfield informed us that Soldier operates Thursdays through Sundays.
—Elaine Glusac, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
There was a thick old fire hose in the loft that Joyce had installed for Ricks.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
Booker drew the attention of Antetokounmpo and then lofted a one-handed lob toward Ayton rolling to the rim.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
SpaceX also launched the first four members of the constellation, sending WorldView Legion 1 and 2 up in May 2024 and lofting WorldView Legion 3 and 4 in August that same year.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Loft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loft. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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loft
2 of 2 verb1
: to place, house, or store in a loft
2
: to strike or throw a ball so that it rises high in the air
lofted a high fly to center field
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