Antonyms for heft

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : heft

Phonetic Transcription : hɛft

Definition of heft

Origin : mid-15c., "weight, heaviness, quality of weight," from heave on analogy of thieve/theft, weave/weft, etc.; also influenced by heft, obsolete past participle of heave.

As in load : noun cargo, freight
As in weight : noun heaviness
As in avoirdupois : noun heaviness
As in preponderancy : noun weight
As in lift : verb move upwards; ascend
As in weigh : verb measure heaviness
As in carry : verb transport physical object
As in tote : verb carry
As in heave : verb lift, throw with effort

Example sentences :

An' I'll be whipped if 'Mandy herself didn't tell the heft on't arter 'twas all over.
Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown

I gathered that the heft of his spare change had come from dickers in stocks and bonds.
Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln

I'd told him the heft of the yarn on the way from the church, and he was interested.
Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln

"I spend the heft of my daytimes out in the Back yard," he wrote.
Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln

They haven't any more business sense than a hen, the heft of 'em ain't.
Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Havin' hung on to the heft of our senses so far, course we decline!
Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln

The last one—he was about your heft—he got a scare, I tell you.
Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Well, now, if you're a mind to try it—I was goin' to say you didn't look to me like you had the heft.
Extract from : « Back Home » by Eugene Wood

When the heft of thy intellect is thrown against a problem, something has got to give.
Extract from : « Back Home » by Eugene Wood

For the next, he had to heft with his side-jaw against a boss of stone.
Extract from : « A Matter of Proportion » by Anne Walker

Synonyms for heft

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