to loft
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4.8
- verb
- /lɔft/
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- We decided to loft the old furniture into the attic to create more space in the living room.
Examples
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He surveyed the group with eyebrows lofted in mingled disapproval and amusement, as if at naughty children.
Fiction book (1993) -
She lofts the thermos.
Fiction book (1991) -
We did, almost a week into the search, try to loft a special detection device that would have been able to recognize his IMEI.
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And if you loft your bed high enough, you can even fit a dresser, a refrigerator, a microwave, or your desk under your bed.
Blog text (8) -
The newer houses in the far suburbs had lofted ceilings, but the doors were made of plastic.
Fiction book (2001) -
Patricia lofts the dress over your head in a blur of blue.
Fiction book (2001) -
In the distance, old brick houses lofted atop tree-studded hills.
Fiction book (1998) -
They lofted the boxes up to the attic using a pulley system to avoid straining their backs.
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After organizing the room, she lofted all the seasonal decorations into the loft for storage.
Synonyms
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4.7
To lift heavy things using ropes, pulleys, or a machine
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Compounds
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5.5
A large open space in a converted warehouse where a person who makes art lives and works
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A way of dropping bombs by flying low then pulling the plane up before release to escape the blast
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Etymology
Loft meaning to lift into an attic comes from the noun loft meaning 'upper room' or 'attic'. So to loft boxes is simply to move them up into that upper space for storage.