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loft

1. loft \'lo.ft\ n [ME, fr. OE, fr. ON lopt air; akin to OHG luft air] 1: a 
   room or floor above another : ATTIC  2a: a gallery in a church or hall  2b: 
   one of the upper floors of a warehouse or business building esp. when n ot 
   partitioned 2c: HAYLOFT  3a: the backward slant of the face of a golf-club 
   head  3b: the act of lofting 
2. loft vt 1: to place, house, or store in a loft  2: to strike (a ball) so 
   as to cause to rise sharply  3: to lay out a full sized working drawing of 
   the lines of  : to propel a ball high into the air