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)
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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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Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
The place had a patio (some have decks) and kitchenette, a king bed and two twin beds in a loft, and a rad shower with six adjustable side jets.
—Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
Goldman Sachs has lofted its S&P 500 earnings per share projection to $268 from $256.
—Larry Light, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Noun
At a party thrown in a Soho loft by The Free Press, a professional, politically mixed crowd talked over McDonald’s Big Macs, cheeseburgers, and Brat cocktails.
—Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
The place had a patio (some have decks) and kitchenette, a king bed and two twin beds in a loft, and a rad shower with six adjustable side jets.
—Alison Osius, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
After a fourth-down stop by Northwood’s defense, Keith capitalized on excellent field position by lofting a 12-yard TD to Brennan, who beat double coverage.
—Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
Goldman Sachs has lofted its S&P 500 earnings per share projection to $268 from $256.
—Larry Light, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Loft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loft. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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