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heft n

(uncountable) The feel of the weight of something; heaviness. (dated except UK, dialectal and US) The force exerted by an object due to gravitation; weight. (figurative) Graveness, seriousness; gravity. (figurative) Importance, influence; weight. (US, informal, dated) The greater part of something; the bulk, the mass. (countable) (UK, dialectal) An act of lifting; a lift. (obsolete) An act of heaving (lifting with difficulty); an instance of violent exertion or straining. [...]

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