I. loft¹ /lɒft $ lɒːft/ noun [countable]
[Date: 900-1000; Language: Old Norse; Origin: lopt 'air, upstairs room']

1. UNDER A ROOF British English a room or space under the roof of a building, usually used for storing things in Synonym : attic:
Our neighbours have just done a loft conversion (=changed the loft into bedrooms).

2. ON A FARM a raised area in a barn used for keeping hay or other crops in:
a hayloft

3. PART OF A ROOM American English a raised area above the main part of a room, usually used for sleeping

4. TYPE OF APARTMENT a space above a business, factory etc that was once used for storing goods, but has been changed into living space:
She’s just bought a loft in Manhattan.

5. FOR BIRDS a set of cages used to keep pigeons in

6. IN A CHURCH the raised place in a church where the organ or choir is

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II. loft² verb [transitive]
to hit a ball very high in golf or cricket

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