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Hefted

Heft \Heft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hefted ( Heft, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Hefting.]

  1. To heave up; to raise aloft.

    Inflamed with wrath, his raging blade he heft.
    --Spenser.

  2. To prove or try the weight of by raising. [Colloq.]

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hefted

vb. (en-past of: heft)

Usage examples of "hefted".

On his right hip he still hefted the enormous satin-finish cannon, the .

The blond man stooped quickly, hefted the two thugs onto their feet, and darted down the short hallway toward the door at the other end.

Then, hefted it a bit, as if he were weighing the one letter against the other.

My driver hefted a large hammer, decided against giving the engine a coup de grace, slung the hammer aside, and walked to the rear of the taxi to detach a bike and hand it over.

John hefted her up into the saddle and she sat there, laughing with joy and petting the lovely beast.

He set the, flash on a shelf and hefted the clock in his arms, lifting it easily.

He hefted the box up, nails rattling against wrenches, and strode to the garage door, punched in the code.

Leaning over the arm of the sofa, she hefted her flight bag up and open.

She hefted up three twelve-inch stacks of computer printouts on green-and-white striped paper.

Josie hefted the stack of tapes she and Diego had already reviewed and passed them over.

Hawk hefted one of the small paper parcels, and then looked at the size of the packing case.

Hawk hefted his axe, breathed deeply, and then reached forward and carefully opened one of the doors an inch.

He hefted his axe thoughtfully, and waited for the two Constables to come within range.

Darian hefted her up in his arms and carried her to a grass laden area by the pond.

Then he hefted her over his shoulder and moved away from the building so the others could join him.