26984 words

lofts

7 definitions • 3 examples
1
a space at the top of a building under the roof used for storing things and usually entered by a ladder, or sometimes made into a room for living in:

Examples:

The firm specializes in loft conversions (= making lofts into rooms).
2
an upper floor or room
3
an apartment in a large building that was previously used for industry
4
to hit a ball high
5
a space at the top of a building under the roof, used for storage or sometimes made into a room, or a raised area built over part of a room that is used esp. for sleeping
6
A loft can also be an apartment in a building that was previously used for industry:

Examples:

She lives in a converted loft.
7
to hit a ball high in the air:

Examples:

The batter lofted the ball into right field.

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