Heft and Raise

Heft

Heft verb - To lift with effort.
Usage example: hefted his growing son onto his shoulders

Raise is a synonym for heft in lift topic. In some cases you can use "Raise" instead a verb "Heft", when it comes to topics like ascend.

Nearby Words: hefty, hefted, hefting

Raise

Raise verb - To move from a lower to a higher place or position.
Usage example: he asked members of the audience to raise their hands if they knew anyone who suffered from alcoholism

Heft is a synonym for raise. You can use "Heft" instead the word "Raise" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: raised, raising

Common collocations

hands heft hands raise hands
corpses heft corpses raise corpses
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