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  • noun Plural form of heft.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of heft.

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Examples

  • The night before my flight I lie to everyone, sitting in a restaurant with Lauren as he hefts his tongue into my mouth, vaulting it slug-like over my lower lip and teeth and arching it inside my mouth like a flashlight in a cave.

    Confetti Love Brett Rosenblatt 2011

  • Lauren hefts his garlic tongue into my mouth, vaulting it slug-like over my lower lip and teeth and arching around inside like a flashlight in a cave, or a furry caterpillar swinging at the end of its twig, hunting and pecking and jerking.

    Confetti Love Brett Rosenblatt 2011

  • The night before my flight I lie to everyone, sitting in the back of a wine bar as Lauren hefts his tongue into my mouth, vaulting it slug-like over my teeth and arching it inside like a flashlight in a cave.

    Confetti Brett Garcia Rose 2012

  • A Pakistani soldier hefts bags of relief aid from the chopper door.

    Still marooned: plight of flood-stricken villagers in Pakistan's Sindh province Declan Walsh in Sehwan Sharif 2010

  • The night before my flight I lie to everyone, sitting in a restaurant with Lauren as he hefts his tongue into my mouth, vaulting it slug-like over my lower lip and teeth and arching it inside my mouth like a flashlight in a cave.

    Confetti Love Brett Rosenblatt 2011

  • He is surprised to discover a sword of masterwork quality lying in the dust, and hefts it to test its weight.

    Session 1: Every New Beginning « Love | Peace | Ohana 2008

  • Chon picks it up, hefts it on his shoulder, and they walk out past the statue of

    Savages Don Winslow 2010

  • She hefts them in her hands and gets a feel for the weight.

    Blood Men Paul Cleave 2010

  • Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid hefts a stack of petitions from citizens asking for financial industry reform.

    Senate Strikes Deal on Failing Financial Firms 2010

  • The sleuth hefts a flashlight and shines it into the camera.

    NEW DARK VOICES II – Brian Keene 2008

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