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loft
[ lawft, loft ]
noun
- a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- a gallery or upper level in a church, hall, etc., designed for a special purpose:
a choir loft.
- a hayloft.
- an upper story of a business building, warehouse, or factory, typically consisting of open, unpartitioned floor area.
- such an upper story converted or adapted to any of various uses, as quarters for living, studios for artists or dancers, exhibition galleries, or theater space.
- Also called loft bed. a balcony or platform built over a living area and used especially for sleeping.
- Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. an attic.
- Golf.
- the slope of the face of the head of a club backward from the vertical, tending to drive the ball upward.
- the act of lofting.
- a lofting stroke.
- the resiliency of fabric or yarn, especially wool.
- the thickness of a fabric or of insulation used in a garment, as a down-filled jacket.
verb (used with object)
- to hit or throw aloft:
He lofted a fly ball into center field.
- Golf.
- to slant the face of (a club).
- to hit (a golf ball) into the air or over an obstacle.
- to clear (an obstacle) in this manner.
- to store in a loft.
- Shipbuilding. to form or describe (the lines of a hull) at full size, as in a mold loft; lay off.
- Archaic. to provide (a house, barn, etc.) with a loft.
verb (used without object)
- to hit or throw something aloft, especially a ball.
- to go high into the air when hit, as a ball.
loft
/ ɒڳ /
noun
- the space inside a roof
- a gallery, esp one for the choir in a church
- a room over a stable used to store hay
- an upper storey of a warehouse or factory, esp when converted into living space
- a raised house or coop in which pigeons are kept
- sport
- (in golf) the angle from the vertical made by the club face to give elevation to a ball
- elevation imparted to a ball
- a lofting stroke or shot
verb
- sport to strike or kick (a ball) high in the air
- to store or place in a loft
- to lay out a full-scale working drawing of (the lines of a vessel's hull)
Other Word Forms
- Ǵڳl adjective
- ܲd·Ǵڳ noun
- ɱ-ǴڳĻ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of loft1
Example Sentences
The BBC joined him on his latest inspection at a new-build house in Lincolnshire, where he immediately found a mouldy sandwich in the loft.
After being stored for more than 30 years in a loft, the sleeve is going under the hammer at auctioneers, Wessex Auction Rooms, in Wiltshire.
When police in Wales found two Albanian men hiding in a loft, they were told they had been victims of human trafficking.
Garland — who had a power-play goal in the second period — lofted a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle under the blocker of goalie David Rittich for his 16th goal of the season.
The research I and others have done identifies lofted burning embers as the principal source for starting numerous, simultaneous small ignitions within the community.
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