Definitions for heft
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. heft, heftiness, massiveness, ponderousness, ponderosityverb

   the property of being large in mass

2. heave, heave up, heft, heft upverb

   lift or elevate

3. heftverb

   test the weight of something by lifting it

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. heftnoun

   Weight

2. heftnoun

   heaviness, the feel of weight.

   A quality hammer should have good balance and heft.

3. heftnoun

   A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted.

4. heftnoun

   An animal that has become hefted thus.

5. heftnoun

   A West of Ireland term for poor condition in sheep caused by mineral deficiency.

6. heftverb

   To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy

   He hefted the sack of concrete into the truck.

7. heftverb

   To test the weight of something by lifting it.

8. heftverb

   To become accustomed and attached to an area of mountain pasture.

9. heftverb

   past participle of to heave

10. Etymology: From hefð.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Heftnoun

   Etymology: from heave.

   1. Heaving; effort.

   May be in the cup
   A spider steep’d, and one may drink; depart,
   And yet partake no venom; for his knowledge
   Is not infected: but if one present
   Th’ abhorr’d ingredient to his eye, make known
   How he hath drunk, he cracks his gorge, his sides
   With violent hefts. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

   2. [For haft.]Handle.

   His oily side devours both blade and heft. Edmund Waller.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Heft

   The Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike (HEFT), designated as unsigned State Road 821 (SR 821), is the southern extension of Florida's Turnpike, a toll road in the U.S. state of Florida maintained by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE). Spanning approximately 48 miles (77 km) along a north–south axis, it supplements the 265-mile (426 km) mainline (designated as SR 91) to form the complete 309-mile (497 km) turnpike. The extension begins at its southern terminus at U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Florida City, and transitions into the SR 91 mainline in Miramar at its northern end. Despite their designations as different state roads, the mainline and the extension are continuous in their exit numbering. It was opened in stages between 1973 and 1974, after the mainline of the Turnpike was completed, and is used by both commuters and travelers to the Florida Keys and Everglades National Park. Due to its alignment, it acts as a de facto outer beltway for Miami, with the Palmetto Expressway (State Road 826) forming an inner beltway.

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1. heft

   Heft generally refers to the weight, heaviness, or thickness of an object or person. It can also refer to the importance, influence, or seriousness of a situation. The term can be used as both a noun or a verb. As a verb, it means to test the weight of something by lifting it.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Heftnoun

   same as Haft, n

2. Heftnoun

   the act or effort of heaving/ violent strain or exertion

3. Heftnoun

   weight; ponderousness

4. Heftnoun

   the greater part or bulk of anything; as, the heft of the crop was spoiled

5. Heft

   of Heft

6. Heftverb

   to heave up; to raise aloft

7. Heftverb

   to prove or try the weight of by raising

8. Etymology: [G.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Heft

   heft, n. heaving: (Shak.) retching: (U.S.) weight: the bulk of.—v.t. to try the weight of.—adj. Heft′y, rather heavy: easy to lift. [Heave.]

2. Heft

   (Spens.), obsolete form of heaved.

3. Heft

   heft, v.t. to accustom to a thing or place: (Scot.) to attach. [Cf. Ice. hefdha, Sw. häfda, Dan. hævde.]

4. Heft

   heft, n. a notebook, a number of sheets sewed together. [Ger.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. heft

   The Anglo-Saxon hæft; the handle of a dirk, knife, or any edge-tool; also, the handle of an oar.

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1. HEFT

   What does HEFT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the HEFT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HEFT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Heft is ranked #20565 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Heft surname appeared 1,289 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Heft.
   
   97.2% or 1,253 total occurrences were White.
   0.9% or 12 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.3% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Lift
   • Weigh

How to pronounce heft?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say heft in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of heft in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of heft in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of heft in a Sentence

1. Travis Fairweather:

   While fireworks and exploding targets can be fun, they can also come with a heft price tag if you inadvertently start a wildfire.

2. Hugh Dugan:

   In standing for another five years as WHO chief, Tedros was due a White House grilling over COVID-19. But Biden forgot to seize that opportunity for improved accountability and transparency concerning Wuhan, instead, he rubber-stamped Tedros like a mildly overdue library book.The status quo should have been a status no, and only the United States has the heft to call out China's guy.But Biden's team … continued to show little interest in creating leverage for needed change at WHO's helm.

3. Craig Singleton:

   Instead, he rubber-stamped Tedros like a mildly overdue library book.The status quo should have been a status no, and only the United States has the heft to call out China's guy.But Biden's team … continued to show little interest in creating leverage for needed change at WHO's helm. the Biden administration’s failure to put forward a qualified candidate stands in stark contrast to its stated desire to both meaningfully reform the WHO and rehabilitate the beleaguered health body’s global standing.

4. Emily Dickinson:

   There's a certain Slant of light, Winter Afternoons-- That oppresses, like the Heft Of Cathedral Tunes--

5. Eliot Cohen:

   Normally the deputy secretary is 'Mr. or Ms. Inside,' and a lot of that is procurement and acquisition and that sort of things, of course, he carries particular heft as a retired four-star [general], so it may be easier for him to simply push through those changes.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=heft
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Heft
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=heft
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heft
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heft
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=heft
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=heft
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html