verb
loft
To send something high into the air.
She lofts the ball high over the defender's head.
Etymology
The Norse source means air or sky. Alongside the noun for an upper space, English developed a verb meaning to send something upward into the air.
More examples
- He lofted a gentle pass toward the basket.
- The golfer is lofting the shot over a bunker.
- A gust lofted the loose papers into the air.
Forms
loft · lofts · lofted · lofting