loft
loft [loft lofts lofted lofting] noun, verb BrE [lɒft] NAmE [lɔːft] NAmE [lɑːft]
noun
1. (especially BrE)a space just below the roof of a house, often used for storing things and sometimes made into a room
•a loft conversion (= one that has been made into a room or rooms for living in)
compare ↑attic, ↑garret
2. an upper level in a church, or a farm or factory building
•the organ loft
3. a flat/apartment in a former factory, etc, that has been made suitable for living in
•They lived in a SoHo loft.
4. (NAmE)a part of a room that is on a higher level than the rest
•The children slept in a loft in the upstairs bedroom.
Word Origin:
late Old English, from Old Norse lopt ‘air, sky, upper room’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lucht and German Luft.
verb ~ sth (sport)
to hit, kick or throw a ball very high into the air
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Word Origin:
late Old English, from Old Norse lopt ‘air, sky, upper room’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lucht and German Luft.
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