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Meanings of heft in English

The property of being large in mass.

        Lift or elevate.

              Usage of heft in English
              1
              The Liebs' money carried a lot more heft than some simple law.
              While galileo preys
              2
              Demonstrating opposition along the approved route could add heft to anti-pipeline efforts.
              Reuters
              3
              The very heft of the hieroglyphic-covered band suggested it had special power.
              Cleopatra's Moon
              4
              Nat believed there was more than just physical heft to these materials.
              The arms maker of berlin
              5
              The already heavy concentration of simultaneous risks has gained even more heft.
              Numbers rule your world: the hidden influence of probabilities a...
              6
              He held the sword out before him, testing its heft and balance.
              The First King of Shannara
              7
              They heft up their rifles and point them up at the sky.
              Angelfall
              8
              It was an Uzi: He recognized the shape and heft of it.
              Dark rivers of the heart
              9
              These might include Cable & Wireless, Columbus or Digicel for Caribbean heft.
              Reuters
              10
              A bit oversized, and with a bit of heft to the fabric.
              The Guardian
              11
              He guesses the heft of them and shouts up the speaking tube.
              The windup girl
              12
              The pen itself is hexagonal and has a nice heft to it.
              Wired
              13
              And as for fighting against outlanders-letme heft that axe of yours.
              Wulfric the Weapon Thane: A Story of the Danish Conquest of East...
              14
              With the drop in size came a drop in heft all around.
              Crazy for the storm: a memoir of survival
              15
              The vast difference in countries' economic heft is another complicating factor in negotiations.
              Reuters
              16
              Anthem has said the added heft will work for employers, not against them.
              Reuters
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              Heft through the time
              Heft across language varieties
              United States of America
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              United Kingdom
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