1. The property of being large in mass
   "The heft of the elephant was evident as it lumbered along";
   - heftiness, massiveness, ponderousness, ponderosity

1. Lift or elevate
   "The crane hefted up the steel beam to the top floor";
   - heave, heave up, heft up
    
2. Test the weight of something by lifting it
   "He hefted the package to estimate its weight"

Derived forms: hefts, hefting, hefted

Type of: heaviness, lift, weigh, weightiness

Encyclopedia: Heft