loft

[Loft]

When you loft something, you throw it high into the air, the way a baseball player might loft a ball from the outfield all the way to first base.

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That which is lifted up; an elevation.

Noun
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

Noun
a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept

Noun
floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space

Verb
lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel''s hull

Verb
kick or strike high in the air; "loft a ball"

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Verb
propel through the air; "The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air"

Verb
store in a loft

n.
That which is lifted up; an elevation.

n.
The room or space under a roof and above the ceiling of the uppermost story.

n.
A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, etc.; as, an organ loft.

n.
A floor or room placed above another; a story.

a.
Lofty; proud.

Loft

Loft , n. [Icel. lopt air, heaven, loft, upper room; akin to AS. lyft air, G. luft, Dan. loft loft, Goth. luftus air. Cf. Lift, v. & n. ] That which is lifted up; an elevation. Hence, especially: (a) The room or space under a roof and above the ceiling of the uppermost story. (b) A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, etc.; as, an organ loft. (c) A floor or room placed above another; a story.

Eutychus . . . fell down from the third loft.

On loft, aloft; on high. Cf. Onloft. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Loft

Loft, a. Lofty; proud. [R. & Obs.] Surrey.

That which is lifted up; an elevation.

Lofty; proud.

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Usage Examples

But how odd that in this heathen nation of empty pews, where churches' bare, ruined choirs are converted into luxury loft living, a Labour government - yes, a Labour government - is deliberately creating a huge expansion of faith schools.

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