I. ˈheft
dialect Britain
variant of haft III, haft IV
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from heave, after such pairs as English weave: weft
1. : weight , heaviness
his height and heft varied a bit — A.J.Liebling
plow horses of enormous heft — Fannie Hurst
2. archaic : the greater part of something : bulk , mass
it's the heft of their business — Mark Twain
III. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
transitive verb
1. : to heave up : hoist , lift , raise
hefted his pack higher on his broad shoulders — Norman Mailer
2. : to test or ascertain the weight of by lifting or balancing
picking the stone up and hefting it — Emily Hahn
intransitive verb
: to be heavy to a more or less clearly specified extent : weigh
a box hefting 15 pounds
got an inch taller and hefted heavier — C.T.Jackson