loft

loft¹ [lɔft US lo:ft] n

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1¦(under a roof)¦

2¦(on a farm)¦

3¦(part of a room)¦

4¦(type of apartment)¦

5¦(for birds)¦

6¦(in a church)¦

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[Date: 900-1000; : Old Norse; Origin: lopt 'air, upstairs room']

1.) ¦(UNDER A ROOF)¦

BrE a room or space under the roof of a building, usually used for storing things in

= ↑attic

▪ Our neighbours have just done a loft conversion (=changed the loft into bedrooms) .

2.) ¦(ON A FARM)¦

a raised area in a ↑barn used for keeping ↑hay or other crops

▪ a hayloft

3.) ¦(PART OF A ROOM)¦

AmE a raised area above the main part of a room, usually used for sleeping

4.) ¦(TYPE OF APARTMENT)¦

a space above a business, factory etc that was once used for storing goods, but has been changed into living space

▪ She's just bought a loft in Manhattan.

5.) ¦(FOR BIRDS)¦

a set of ↑cages used to keep ↑pigeons in

6.) ¦(IN A CHURCH)¦

the raised place in a church where the ↑organ or ↑choir is

loft ²

loft² v [T]

to hit a ball very high in ↑golf or ↑cricket