lofted

Verb

loft (third-person singular simple present lofts, present participle lofting, simple past and past participle lofted)

1. (transitive) To propel high into the air.
   • Marouane Chamakh then spurned a great chance to kill the game off when he ran onto Andrey Arshavin's lofted through ball but shanked his shot horribly across the face of goal.2011 September 28, Tom Rostance, “Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos”, in BBC Sport
2. (intransitive) To fly or travel through the air, as though propelled
   • When she saw houses lofting past her window, she ran to the child, who slept on a feather bed and she gathered the coverlet around them both.2004, Wallace Akin, The Forgotten Storm
3. To throw the ball erroneously through the air instead of releasing it on the lane's surface.
4. (transitive) To furnish with a loft space.
   • Two sisters, one under fifteen years of age, have lofted the house, so as to have a room for themselves.1853, Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command, (Please provide the book title or journal name)
5. (transitive) To raise (a bed) on tall supports so that the space beneath can be used for something else.
   • Lofting a bed is much harder work than it seems, and pulling a nail out with the back of a hammer is much simpler than using your own nails.2010, Casey Lewis, Knack Dorm Living, page 15

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