heftverb [ T usually + adv/prep ]
uk/heft/us/heft/to lift, hold, or carry something heavy using your hands:
I watched him heft the heavy sack onto his shoulder.
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Pulling
- draft
- drag
- draught
- draw sth up
- haul
- heave
- heave-ho
- hitch sth up
- pluck
- pluck at sth
- pull
- reel
- retract
- suck
- tow
- tow-away
- traction
- tweak
- twitch
- wrench
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heftnoun [ U ]
/heft/mainly US the weight of something:
Despite their considerable heft, buffalo are agile creatures.
mainly US the influence, ability, or importance that someone or something has:
Does Brady have the intellectual heft to run the city?