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HEFT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The property of being large in mass

Synonyms:

heft; heftiness; massiveness; ponderosity; ponderousness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("heft" is a kind of...):

heaviness; weightiness (the property of being comparatively great in weight)

Derivation:

hefty (of considerable weight and size)

hefty ((of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lift or elevate

Synonyms:

heave; heave up; heft; heft up

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "heft" is one way to...):

lift (take hold of something and move it to a different location)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "heft"):

upheave (lift forcefully from beneath)

weigh anchor; weigh the anchor (heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Test the weight of something by lifting it

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "heft" is one way to...):

librate; weigh (determine the weight of)

"Heft" entails doing...:

lift (take hold of something and move it to a different location)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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