Definition

1. Noun:

   • A raised shelter for pigeons: A structure, often elevated, designed to house pigeons.
   • The angle of a golf club head: In golf, the backward slant on the head of a club, designed to lift the ball.
   • An attic or storage space: The open space or floor directly under the roof of a house, commonly used for storage.
   • A large, open upper floor: A vast, unpartitioned area above a factory, warehouse, or similar commercial building.

2. Verb:

   • To lay out a full-scale drawing: To draft a full-sized working drawing, especially of a ship's hull lines.
   • To hit or kick high into the air: To propel something, like a ball, on a high trajectory.
   • To propel through the air: To send something soaring or flying through the air.
   • To store in a loft: To place items for storage in an attic or similar high space.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The old farmhouse had a loft where they kept racing pigeons.
  • A higher loft on the wedge helps get the ball over the bunker.
  • We found some old trunks stored in the loft.
  • The artist converted the industrial loft into a spacious studio.

• Verb:

  • The naval architect will loft the plans for the new yacht.
  • The striker managed to loft the ball over the goalkeeper's head.
  • The powerful engine lofted the spacecraft into orbit.
  • We decided to loft the seasonal decorations to save space.

Advanced Usage

• "To live in a loft": To reside in a converted, open-plan upper floor of a commercial or industrial building.

  • Many young professionals choose to live in a loft in the city center.

• "Loft conversion": The process of converting an attic or loft space into a habitable room.

  • They are planning a loft conversion to add an extra bedroom.

Variants and Related Words

• Lofty (adj): Very high; elevated in position, character, or style.
  • She has lofty ambitions for her career.
• Lofting (n): The act or technique of making a full-scale drawing from a design plan.
  • Lofting is a crucial skill in boatbuilding.

Synonyms

• Noun (Attic): Garret, attic, roof space.
• Verb (Propel): Hurl, launch, project, send.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Loft over: To hit or throw something high so it passes above an obstacle.
  • He lofted the ball over the defender's head to his teammate.

Related Idioms

• To have a loft full of pigeons: (Figurative) To have many complicated problems or secrets. (Note: This is a less common, contextual idiom playing on the "pigeon loft" meaning.)
  • After the scandal, the politician found he had a loft full of pigeons to deal with.

Noun

1. a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept
2. (golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air
3. floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
4. floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space

Verb

1. lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull
2. kick or strike high in the air
   • loft a ball
3. propel through the air
   • The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air
4. store in a loft