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   heft

   /hɛft/

   verb

   • 1. lift or carry (something heavy): "he lifted crates and hefted boxes"
   • ▪ lift or hold (something) in order to test its weight: "Anne hefted the gun in her hand"

   noun

   • 1. the weight of someone or something: North American "he was buckle-kneed from the heft of his staggering load"
   • ▪ ability or influence: North American "they lacked the political heft to get the formulation banned"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun): probably from heave, on the pattern of words such as cleft and weft.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • E

     1

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