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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Adam Williams, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2025
As the numbers on irons get bigger, the amount of loft increases.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025
Hasegawa lofted a beautiful shot to the top left corner of the goal, but keeper Jane Campbell made an equally beautiful leaping save for the denial.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Additionally, the loft itself will be used mostly for storage and perhaps the occasional visitor, rather than as a main bedroom.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2025
As the numbers on irons get bigger, the amount of loft increases.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
Jackson likely envisions lofting up several lobs to the athletic 6-foot-9 player from Congo in 2025-26.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025
Hasegawa lofted a beautiful shot to the top left corner of the goal, but keeper Jane Campbell made an equally beautiful leaping save for the denial.
—Kyle Kensing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Loft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loft. Accessed 31 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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