Heft
[heft] or [hɛft]
Definition
(noun.) the property of being large in mass.
(verb.) test the weight of something by lifting it.
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Definition
(n.) Same as Haft, n.
(n.) The act or effort of heaving/ violent strain or exertion.
(n.) Weight; ponderousness.
(n.) The greater part or bulk of anything; as, the heft of the crop was spoiled.
(-) of Heft
(v. t.) To heave up; to raise aloft.
(v. t.) To prove or try the weight of by raising.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Handle.[2]. [Colloquial, U. S.] Weight.[3]. [Colloquial, U. S.] Bulk, greater part.
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Definition
n. a notebook a number of sheets sewed together.
n. heaving: (Shak.) retching: (U.S.) weight: the bulk of.—v.t. to try the weight of.—adj. Heft′y rather heavy: easy to lift.
v.t. to accustom to a thing or place: (Scot.) to attach.
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