to loft

Examples

• All

• She lofted the ball into the air, aiming for the perfect arch to clear the fence.

• Swenson, protected well, lofts one into the end zone.

  Jerry Maguire (1996)

• Some would loft the ball in with a straight arm, gaining accuracy that way at the expense of speed.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Here goes the backswing and the ball is lofted high in the air.

  The Bellboy (1960)

• Bryant would try to take over games, often lofting shots over double teams.

  Blog text (8)

• Father Boccie picked up the blue ball and lofted it out over the lawn.

  Fiction book (1999)

• On third-and-3 from the 17, Wilbert lofted a ball into the end zone for Nexon Dorvilus.

  Blog text (8)

• The golfer skillfully lofted the ball over the water hazard onto the green.

• With a swift motion, he lofted the frisbee high into the sky for his friends to catch.

Synonyms

T

to throw

vsto loft

∞ 1.0

To send something through the air by a quick movement of the arm

emphasizes sending high rather than general arm movement

S

to shoot

vsto loft

299 1.3

To try to score by sending a ball toward the goal

focuses on sending high rather than aiming at a target

H

to hurl

vsto loft

53 3.6

To throw something very hard

prioritizes height instead of sheer force

B

to blast

vsto loft

45 3.5

To hit or shoot something with great force

emphasizes launching high rather than delivering strong impact

S

to sling

vsto loft

41 3.9

To throw something with force or without care

focuses on height instead of speed or casual style

C

to catapult

vsto loft

28 5.1

To throw or send something suddenly with great force

stresses lofting high rather than sudden mechanical force

L

to lob

vsto loft

22 3.5

To throw or hit something in a high arc

focuses on height rather than general direction or power

S

to sky

vsto loft

• Jargon

3 7.4

To hit something very high into the air in a sport

is about lofting high rather than simply propelling toward a target

L

to let fly

vsto loft

3 5.8

Send something suddenly and forcefully, like a rock or angry words

means to send high rather than merely to release suddenly

E

to elance

vsto loft

9.9

To throw something forward, often a weapon like a spear

stresses lofted, high motion instead of forward projection

Antonyms

D

to drop

∞ 1.0

To let something fall suddenly or by accident

L

to lower

802 1.0

Make something go down in position, amount, or strength

Compounds

C

choir loft

1 5.1

A raised area in a church where singers sit during services

A

artist's loft

1 5.5

A large open space in a converted warehouse where a person who makes art lives and works

L

loft bombing

• NSFW

9.9

A way of dropping bombs by flying low then pulling the plane up before release to escape the blast

O

organ loft

7.8

A raised platform at the back of a church where the organist plays

P

pigeon loft

6.5

A small building where people raise and keep pigeons

How High

to catapult

28 5.1

to lob

22 3.5

to loft

5 4.8

to throw

∞ 1.0

to toss

348 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology