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Definitions for Lofting

[1] Hugh, 1886–1947, U.S. author of books for children, born in England.
[2] a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
[3] a gallery or upper level in a church, hall, etc., designed for a special purpose: a choir loft.
[4] a hayloft.
[5] an upper story of a business building, warehouse, or factory, typically consisting of open, unpartitioned floor area.
[6] such an upper story converted or adapted to any of various uses, as quarters for living, studios for artists or dancers, exhibition galleries, or theater space.
[7] Also called loft bed . a balcony or platform built over a living area and used especially for sleeping.
[8] Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. an attic.
[9] Golf . the slope of the face of the head of a club backward from the vertical, tending to drive the ball upward. the act of lofting. a lofting stroke.
[10] the resiliency of fabric or yarn, especially wool.
[11] the thickness of a fabric or of insulation used in a garment, as a down-filled jacket.
[12] to hit or throw aloft: He lofted a fly ball into center field.
[13] Golf . to slant the face of (a club). to hit (a golf ball) into the air or over an obstacle. to clear (an obstacle) in this manner.
[14] to store in a loft.
[15] Shipbuilding . to form or describe (the lines of a hull) at full size, as in a mold loft; lay off.
[16] Archaic . to provide (a house, barn, etc.) with a loft.
[17] to hit or throw something aloft, especially a ball.
[18] to go high into the air when hit, as a ball.
[19] the space inside a roof
[20] a gallery, esp one for the choir in a church
[21] a room over a stable used to store hay
[22] an upper storey of a warehouse or factory, esp when converted into living space
[23] a raised house or coop in which pigeons are kept
[24] sport (in golf) the angle from the vertical made by the club face to give elevation to a ball elevation imparted to a ball a lofting stroke or shot
[25] sport to strike or kick (a ball) high in the air
[26] to store or place in a loft
[27] to lay out a full-scale working drawing of (the lines of a vessel's hull)

Words related to Lofting

flip, loft, hurl, burglarize, raid, pillage, rob, snatch, plunder, gut, grab, ransack, devastate, liberate, requisition, loot, salvage, project, launch, chuck

Origin of Lofting

before 1000; Middle English lofte (noun), late Old English loft < Old Norse lopt upper chamber or region, the air, sky. See lift

Other words from Lofting

loft·less , adjective
un·der·loft , noun
well-loft·ed , adjective

Word origin for Lofting

Late Old English, from Old Norse lopt air, ceiling; compare Old Danish and Old High German loft (German Luft air)

Synonyms for Lofting

flip, hurl, loft, chuck, launch, pitch, project, propel