verb
- lifting or holding something heavy to test its weight or feel its weight
- throwing or tossing something with effort
Usage: informal
noun
- the act of lifting or throwing something heavy
Examples
- She was hefting the suitcase to see if she could carry it upstairs.
- He spent the afternoon hefting boxes into the moving truck.
- The farmer was hefting sacks of grain onto the wagon.
- They were hefting rocks to build a wall.
- She hefted the package and decided it was too heavy to mail.
- The weightlifter was hefting barbells during his training session.