Definitions

heft

[heft] / hɛft /

NOUN

avoirdupois

Synonyms

STRONG

bulk bulkiness fat fatness heftiness ponderosity ponderousness weight weightiness

WEAK

hugeness

NOUN

load

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amount bundle capacity consignment goods haul payload shipment weight

STRONG

bale charge contents encumbrance hindrance lading mass pack parcel part shot

Antonyms

STRONG

whole

WEAK

benefit blessing

NOUN

preponderancy

Synonyms

WEAK

G-factor adiposity avoirdupois ballast bulk burden density gravity gross heftiness load mass measurement net ponderosity ponderousness poundage preponderance pressure substance tonnage

NOUN

weight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

burden density gravity load pressure substance

STRONG

adiposity avoirdupois ballast gross heftiness mass measurement net ponderosity ponderousness poundage tonnage

WEAK

G-factor

Antonyms

WEAK

triviality unimportance

VERB

carry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bear bring ferry give haul hoist import lift lug move pack remove take tote transfer transmit

STRONG

backpack cart channel conduct convey convoy displace fetch freight funnel pipe portage relay relocate shift shoulder sustain transplant truck waft

WEAK

schlepp traject

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid dodge drop fix hold keep lower maintain receive refuse remain shun stay stop

STRONG

leave

WEAK

fail lose

VERB

heave

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fling haul hoist hurl sling tug

STRONG

boost cast chuck drag elevate launch pitch pull raise send toss

Antonyms

STRONG

decrease depress destroy drop finish keep lessen lower raze receive stop

VERB

lift

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boost climb hoist pick up raise rise soar

STRONG

arise aspire disperse dissipate elevate erect hike mount rear up upheave uplift upraise

WEAK

bear aloft build up buoy up come up draw up hike up jack up jump up move up put up raise high take up uprear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease descend drop fall lessen lower

WEAK

set down

VERB

tote

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bear bring carry hump

STRONG

cart convey ferry freight haul hoist lift lug move portage shift shoulder sustain transport truck

WEAK

convoy fetch schlepp transfer

Antonyms

STRONG

drop leave

VERB

weigh

Synonyms

STRONG

counterbalance measure scale

WEAK

have a weight of put in the balance put on the scale tip the scales at

Antonyms

WEAK

ignore neglect

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Yet, in his native New Zealand, that heft was initially seen as a weakness.

From BBC

Coal swiped a handful of gravel from the ground and hefted it in his palm.

From Literature

Collectively they account for a significant fraction of global gross domestic product and have a fair bit of heft in international economics, including trade finance.

From Barron's

The New York Stock Exchange said Monday that it was developing a platform for trading tokenized securities, putting the heft of the 233-year-old exchange behind Wall Street’s growing embrace of the technology behind bitcoin.

From The Wall Street Journal

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