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   loft

   /lɒft/

   noun

   • 1. a room or space directly under the roof of a house or other building, used for accommodation or storage: "the best way to prevent this heat loss is by insulating the loft"
   • ▪ a gallery in a church or hall: "a choir loft"
   • ▪ a large, open area in a warehouse, factory, or other large building that has been converted into living space.
   • ▪ a pigeon house.
   • ▪ part of a room on a higher level than the rest of the room. US
   • 2. upward inclination given to the ball in a stroke.
   • ▪ backward slope of the head of a club, designed to give upward inclination to the ball: "the extra loft reduces sidespin"
   • 3. the thickness of insulating matter in an object such as a sleeping bag.

   verb

   • 1. kick, hit, or throw (a ball or missile) high up: "he lofted the ball over the goalkeeper"

   Word Origin late Old English, from Old Norse lopt ‘air, sky, upper room’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lucht and German Luft.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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