loft

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noun

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
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)
loftlike adjective

loft

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verb

lofted; lofting; lofts

transitive verb

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)

intransitive verb

1
: to propel a ball high into the air
2
: to rise high

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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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 See All Example Sentences for loft

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English, air, sky, from Old Norse lopt; akin to Old High German luft air

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1518, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of loft was in the 13th century

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Cite this Entry

“Loft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loft. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

loft

1 of 2 noun
1
: an upper room or floor : attic
2
a
: a gallery in a church or hall
organ loft
b
: an upper floor of a warehouse or business building when not partitioned
c
3
: the backward slant of the face of a golf-club head

loft

2 of 2 verb
1
: 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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