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noun

ˈheft How to pronounce heft (audio)
Definition of heftnext
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as in weight
the amount that something weighs some synthetic fabrics are nice and warm, but I prefer wool because it has more heft

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2
as in influence
the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly as a former senator, he still had some heft in political circles

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3
as in bulk
archaic the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts the heft of the wainwright's business had been the building of hay wagons

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heft

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verb

1
as in to heave
to lift with effort hefted his growing son onto his shoulders

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2
as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position heft your baggy gym shorts a little higher—you're showing us more than we care to see

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Recent Examples of heft
Noun
Scientists also knew that atmospheres cling to worlds because of gravity, and that the very smallest worlds lack the heft to hold onto air. — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Mar. 2025 There are two teenagers on hand, Henry (Sebastian Hansen) and Natalie (Emma Myers), an orphaned brother and sister who, despite their prominence, don’t have much heft as characters. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
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Find it on Amazon This Cordless Vacuum Makes Housekeeping Simpler Don’t worry about cords or hefting a heavy machine up and down stairs. — Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024 This would normally involve sending a vessel to each turbine, employing a crane to heft the gear up to the transition piece. — New Atlas, 8 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for heft
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heft
  1. weight
  2. influence
  3. bulk
  4. heave
  5. lift
  6. sway
  7. body
  8. hoist
Noun
  • Today, the keto diet is often advertised and used for weight loss.
    — Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 9 Apr. 2025
  • For some people, intensive insulin treatment can contribute to weight gain.
    — Julia Ries, Health, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • That economic footprint is matched by political and organizational influence.
    — Ronak D. Desai, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • When a 1999 Top 100 list by a gay and lesbian publishing group failed to include Patricia Nell-Warren’s 1974 novel The Front Runner, many readers loudly objected, noting its influence on their own coming-out journeys.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Mar. 2025
Definition of influence
Noun
  • Consider buying materials in bulk for larger areas to save money.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
  • But the prolific writer-director’s latest provides an illustration of how the genre became somewhat fossilized via formulaic writing and overexposure even before 1950s television began churning out Western content in bulk.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Definition of bulk
Verb
  • The woman is violently subdued by orderlies, stripped naked and heaved under the showerhead.
    — Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Will any of these managers ever get heaved out of a game again?
    — Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of heave
Verb
  • Firefighters had to call in a crane to lift the dump truck off the Ford Ranger.
    — Frank Fernandez, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The obliging royalty would lift their hems and give the crowd a glimpse of their sneakers and cowboy boots.
    — Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025
Definition of lift
Noun
  • Venezuelans make up almost one-third of the city’s electorate and hold significant sway in local elections.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
  • With Turkish backing, HTS operated in northwestern Idlib Province through much of the Syrian civil war and managed to extend its sway over the territory.
    — Jerome Drevon, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2025
Definition of sway
Noun
  • Marcelle Bacchus, McAlmont's aunt, said in an April 11 Facebook post that the victim's body was supposed to be released from a mortuary on April 10 but was not released due to a spelling error with his name.
    — Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Other mothers told me that some of their darkest moments came when their own body didn’t cooperate.
    — Jessica Slice, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of body
Verb
  • Footage released by the Coast Guard shows a rescue diver in the ocean and loading the people one-by-one into a basket, which was hoisted up to the helicopter.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
  • To top it all off, a patron is caught on camera hoisting a live chicken in the air.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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