heft

heft
heft [heft] v [T]
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: heave]
1.) to lift something heavy
heft sth onto/into etc sth
He hefted his bag into the car.
2.) to lift or hold something in order to judge how heavy it is
Quinn hefted the package in his hands.

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  • Heft — steht für: das Griffstück von Waffen und Werkzeugen, siehe Heft (Griffstück) zusammengeheftete Papierbögen ohne festen Einband, siehe Heft (Papier) und Broschüre das Paderborner Stadtmagazin Das Heft Heft (Aidenbach), Ortsteil der Marktgemeinde… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • heft´i|ly — heft|y «HEHF tee», adjective, heft|i|er, heft|i|est, adverb. Informal. –adj. 1. weighty; heavy: »a hefty load. This baby is a hefty armful …   Useful english dictionary

  • heft|y — «HEHF tee», adjective, heft|i|er, heft|i|est, adverb. Informal. –adj. 1. weighty; heavy: »a hefty load. This baby is a hefty armful …   Useful english dictionary

  • Heft — Heft, n. [From {Heave}: cf. hefe weight. Cf. {Haft}.] 1. The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He craks his gorge, his sides, With violent hefts. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Weight; ponderousness. [Colloq.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Heft — Heft, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hefted} ({Heft}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hefting}.] 1. To heave up; to raise aloft. [1913 Webster] Inflamed with wrath, his raging blade he heft. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To prove or try the weight of by raising.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Heft — Heft, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hefted} ({Heft}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hefting}.] 1. To heave up; to raise aloft. [1913 Webster] Inflamed with wrath, his raging blade he heft. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To prove or try the weight of by raising.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Heft — ¹Heft Griff, Schaft, Stiel. ²Heft a) Buch; (landsch.): Kladde. b) Nummer; (bildungsspr.): Faszikel. c) Broschur, Broschüre, Druckschrift, Prospekt. * * * Heft,das:1.〈geheftetePapierblätterbzw.bogen〉Broschüre;Faszikel(fachspr)–2.⇨ …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • heft — heft·er; heft·i·ly; heft·i·ness; heft; …   English syllables

  • Heft — Heft, n. Same as {Haft}, n. [Obs.] Waller. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Heft — Heft, n.; G. pl. {Hefte}. [G.] A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as for a notebook; also, a part of a serial publication. The size of hefts will depend on the material requiring attention, and the annual volume is to cost about 15… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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