American English pronunciation
How to pronounce loft
IPA transcription: ['lɔft]
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Noun
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floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
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floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
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(golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air
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a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept
Verb
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store in a loft
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propel through the air
“The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air”
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kick or strike high in the air
“loft a ball”
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lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull
Usage examples
- The kite dipped and swayed, but stayed aloft.
- A group of teenage boys hang out in a loft.
- The kite dipped and swayed, but stayed aloft.
- The kite dipped and swayed, but stayed aloft.
- Lush ferns grow on the lofty rocks.
- Lush ferns grow on the lofty rocks.
- Lush ferns grow on the lofty rocks.
- The kite dipped and swayed, but stayed aloft.
- Two weeks later, Lofthouse equalled his tally.
- The rest of the family slept in the hay loft, in the roof space.