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b
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archaic
: the greater part of something : bulk
hefted; hefting; hefts
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: to heave up : hoist
2
: to test the weight of by lifting
hefting the rod … to get the feel of it—
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Noun
the heft of a good hammer
some synthetic fabrics are nice and warm, but I prefer wool because it has more heft
Verb
hefted his growing son onto his shoulders
heft your baggy gym shorts a little higher—you're showing us more than we care to see
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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Tribute videos on the Jumbotron have become de rigueur in most buildings for returning players in all NHL buildings, but this one had some heft to it.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Steven Searcy, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2025
Recursive self-awareness like this can trap a performance in a feedback loop, but Bassichis finds heft in thinking about what actual mainstream fame might mean to a gay comedian, both in Maya’s time and now.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The Kremlin is eager for a broader diplomatic deal that re-establishes its international heft to justify its role in global institutions like the UN, the Center for European Policy Analysis wrote.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Tribute videos on the Jumbotron have become de rigueur in most buildings for returning players in all NHL buildings, but this one had some heft to it.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
Here in our yards, long years of earth have been hefted by hand and heaped up on tarps.
—Steven Searcy, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2025
Recursive self-awareness like this can trap a performance in a feedback loop, but Bassichis finds heft in thinking about what actual mainstream fame might mean to a gay comedian, both in Maya’s time and now.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Heft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heft. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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heft
1 of 2 nounheft
2 of 2 verb1
: to heave up : lift
2
: to test the weight of by lifting
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