Synonyms for heft
hɛftheft

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1. heftverb

   Synonyms:
   hoist

2. heftverb

   To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy

   He hefted the sack of concrete into the truck.

   Synonyms:
   hoist

3. heftverb

   To test the weight of something by lifting it.

   A quality hammer should have good balance and heft.

   Synonyms:
   hoist

4. heftverb

   To become accustomed and attached to an area of mountain pasture.

   Synonyms:
   hoist

5. heftverb

   past participle of to heave

   Synonyms:
   hoist

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. heft, heftiness, massiveness, ponderousness, ponderosityverb

   the property of being large in mass

   Synonyms:
   massiveness, bulkiness, heftiness, sinew, muscle, muscularity, brawn, heaviness, brawniness, ponderosity, ponderousness

2. heave, heave up, heft, heft upverb

   lift or elevate

   Synonyms:
   heave up, buckle, heave, gag, warp, pant, retch, heft up, gasp, surge, billow, puff

3. heftverb

   test the weight of something by lifting it

   Synonyms:
   heft up, heave, heave up

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1. • Lift
   • Weigh

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. heftnoun

   Synonyms:
   handle

2. heftnoun

   Synonyms:
   [colloquial, U. S.] weight

3. heftnoun

   Synonyms:
   [colloquial, U. S.] bulk, greater part

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1. Craig Singleton:

   Instead, he rubber-stamped Tedros like a mildly overdue library book.The status quo should have been a status no, and only the United States has the heft to call out China's guy.But Biden's team … continued to show little interest in creating leverage for needed change at WHO's helm. the Biden administration’s failure to put forward a qualified candidate stands in stark contrast to its stated desire to both meaningfully reform the WHO and rehabilitate the beleaguered health body’s global standing.

2. Eliot Cohen:

   Normally the deputy secretary is 'Mr. or Ms. Inside,' and a lot of that is procurement and acquisition and that sort of things, of course, he carries particular heft as a retired four-star [general], so it may be easier for him to simply push through those changes.

3. R. Buckminster Fuller:

   Children are born true scientists. They spontaneously experiment and experience and reexperience again. They select, combine, and test, seeking to find order in their experiences - "which is the mostest? which is the leastest?" They smell, taste, bite, and touch-test for hardness, softness, springiness, roughness, smoothness, coldness, warmness: the heft, shake, punch, squeeze, push, crush, rub, and try to pull things apart.

4. Travis Fairweather:

   While fireworks and exploding targets can be fun, they can also come with a heft price tag if you inadvertently start a wildfire.

5. Hugh Dugan:

   In standing for another five years as WHO chief, Tedros was due a White House grilling over COVID-19. But Biden forgot to seize that opportunity for improved accountability and transparency concerning Wuhan, instead, he rubber-stamped Tedros like a mildly overdue library book.The status quo should have been a status no, and only the United States has the heft to call out China's guy.But Biden's team … continued to show little interest in creating leverage for needed change at WHO's helm.