Meaning & use
Hefting
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Lifting or carrying something heavy, often testing its weight by holding it.
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He spent the afternoon hefting boxes into the moving truck.
She stood in the store hefting different frying pans to compare their weight.
A note on using this word
Often implies judging an object's weight by lifting it, not just moving it.
Words with a similar meaning
liftinghoistingcarrying
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Words with an opposite meaning
dropping
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