loft 
loft
Definition
loft (lôft, läft)
noun
- an attic or atticlike space, usually not partitioned off into rooms, immediately below the roof of a house, barn, etc.
- ☆ any of the upper stories of a warehouse or factory; now often, specif., a dwelling space, artist's studio, etc. on an upper story of a converted warehouse or factory
- a gallery the choir loft in a church
- the slope given to the face of a golf club to aid in knocking the ball in a high curve
- the height attained by hitting or throwing a ball in a high curve
Etymology: ME lofte < Late OE loft < ON lopt, upper room, air, sky (akin to OE lyft, air, sky) < IE base *leup-, *leubh-, to peel off > leaf
transitive verb
- to store in a loft
- to hit or throw (a golf ball, baseball, etc.) into the air in a high curve
- to throw (a bowling ball) so that it strikes the alley sharply some distance past the foul line
intransitive verb
to loft a ball
loft
Synonyms
loft
Usage Examples
Object
- ball: Hurley took the free kick from just inside the United half and lofted the ball into the middle of the penalty area.
- kick: Then the Tring right wing lofted a high kick down the touchline.
- shot: Silman almost added a second when his lofted shot hit the cross bar and rolled behind for a goal kick.
Converse of object
- insulate: Confused about whether to lag the boiler, insulate the loft or re-tile the whole roof in photovoltaic cells?
- convert: Provides personal office space without converting the loft or building an extension.
Adjective modifier
- converted: Additional seating is located above the bar in a converted hay loft.
- net: There were outside stairs leading to the net loft.
- former: In the south eastern corner the splayed walling conceals the original staircase to the former rood loft.
Modifies a noun
- insulation: Please note, loft insulation is free for people on benefits.
- conversion: Top Can I carry out a loft conversion under a Building Notice?
- ladder: The most cost effective loft ladders are sliding loft ladders.
- hatch: Window to side, smoke detector, single socket, stairs to ground floor, loft hatch.
- apartment: An opportunity to acquire stunning two bedroom loft apartment on the ground floor of this...
- stair: The rood loft stairs curve sweetly behind the stepped pulpit.
Noun used with modifier
- rood: The steps to the rood loft are still visible in the chancel arch.
- hay: The coach men rested in the hay loft whilst the travelers stayed at the Inn.
- pigeon: Note the round entrance to the " pigeon loft " in the gable.
- organ: Cables leading from the organ loft to the belfry are joined to big switch boards.
- sail: Jamie, do you work at the sail loft?
- choir: They move them up to a choir loft out of the water instead.
loft Quotes
Alone until she dies,Bessie Bighead, hired help, born in the workhouse, smelling of the cowshed, snores bass and gruff on a couch of straw in a loft in Salt Lake Farm and picks a posy of daisies in Sunday Meadow to put on the grave of Gomer Owen who kissed her once by the pig-sty when she wasn't looking and never kissed her again although she was looking all the time.
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