SpellRight › Spelling
Rareheft
The correct spelling is heft.
How to pronounce heft
/hɛft/
verbIPA: /hɛft/
Say it like: Hef-t
The correct spelling is heft. To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing). For example: "We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing."
Usage Examples
“We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing.”
“The cap'n hove the body overboard.”
“Her chest heaved with emotion.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
- 2.To throw, cast.
- 3.To rise and fall.
- 4.To utter with effort.
- 5.To pull up with a rope or cable.
noun
- 1.Weight.
- 2.Heaviness, the feel of weight.
- 3.The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion.
- 4.The greater part or bulk of anything.
- 5.A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted (accustomed).
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.