loft

🇺🇸 /lɔːft/ 🇬🇧 /lɒft/
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noun
R

A space under the roof used for storage or as a room.

We store old boxes in the loft.

R

An upper level in a church, farm, or factory.

The choir sings from the loft.

R

An apartment made from an old factory or warehouse.

They rented a loft in the city.

R

A raised area inside a room.

The bed is on a loft above the living area.

verb
R

To hit, kick, or throw a ball high into the air.

He lofted the ball over the defender.

translation

n. A space under the roof used for storage or as a room.; An upper level in a church, farm, or factory.; An apartment made from an old factory or warehouse.; A raised area inside a room.
v. To hit, kick, or throw a ball high into the air.

Word Forms

Plural lofts
Progressive lofting
Past lofted
Perfect lofted
3rd Present lofts