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- Dictionaryloft/lɒft/
noun
- 1. a room or space directly under the roof of a house or other building, used for accommodation or storage: "the best way to prevent this heat loss is by insulating the loft"
- 2. upward inclination given to the ball in a stroke.
verb
- 1. kick, hit, or throw (a ball or missile) high up: "he lofted the ball over the goalkeeper"
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a space at the top of a building under the roof used for storing things and usually entered by a ladder, or sometimes made into a room for living in: The firm specializes in loft conversions (= making lofts into rooms). US. an upper floor or room.
noun. ˈlȯft. Synonyms of loft. 1. : an upper room or floor : attic. 2. a. : a gallery in a church or hall. b. : one of the upper floors of a warehouse or business building especially when not partitioned. living in a converted loft. c. : hayloft. 3. a. : the backward slant of the face of a golf-club head. b. : the act of lofting. 4.
A loft is an apartment in the upper part of a building, especially a building such as a warehouse or factory that has been converted for people to live in. Lofts are usually large and not divided into separate rooms.
When you loft something, you throw it high into the air, the way a baseball player might loft a ball from the outfield all the way to first base. Any way you propel an object — whether you throw, kick, or slingshot it — if it launches up and across a distance, you loft it.
a space at the top of a building under the roof used for storing things and usually entered by a ladder, or sometimes made into a room for living in: The firm specializes in loft conversions (= making lofts into rooms). US. an upper floor or room.
a. A large, usually unpartitioned floor over a factory, warehouse, or other commercial or industrial space. b. Such a floor converted into an apartment or artist's studio. 2. a. A partial floor occupying part of the space below the ceiling of a larger, high-ceilinged room. b. A garret.
Definition of loft noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
LOFT meaning: 1 : a room or space that is just below the roof of a building and that is often used to store things; 2 : a high section of seats in a church or hall.
LOFT definition: 1. the space under the roof of a house or other building 2. the space where someone lives or works…. Learn more.
A loft is an apartment in the upper part of a building, especially a building such as a warehouse or factory that has been converted for people to live in. Lofts are usually large and not divided into separate rooms.
