loft

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete|except in derivatives}} [[air|Air]], the [[air]]; the [[sky]], the [[heavens]].
2. An [[attic]] or similar space (often used for storage) in the [[roof]] of a house or other building.
3. {{lb|en|textiles|countable|uncountable}} The thickness of a [[soft]] object when not under [[pressure]].
4. A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, etc.
5. {{lb|en|chiefly|US}} A residential {{l|en|flat#Etymology 2}} ({{l|en|apartment}}) on an upper floor of an {{l|en|apartment building}}.
6. {{ellipsis of|en|pigeon loft}}.
7. {{lb|en|golf}} The [[pitch]] or [[slope]] of the [[face]] of a [[golf club]] (tending to drive the ball upward).
8. {{lb|en|cricket}} A [[lofted drive]].
9. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A floor or room placed above another.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[propel]] high into the air.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[fly]] or [[travel]] through the air, as though propelled
3. {{lb|en|bowling}} To throw the ball erroneously through the air instead of releasing it on the lane's surface.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To furnish with a loft space.
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To raise (a bed) on tall supports so that the space beneath can be used for something else.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|obsolete|rare}} [[lofty|Lofty]]; [[proud]]; [[haughty]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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