hefting
Testing the weight
Hefting is lifting something briefly to judge its weight: She picked up each melon, hefting it before choosing one.
The action tests heft—how heavy something feels in the hand.
By extension, hefting can mean considering or weighing mentally: He spent the morning hefting his options.
Measuring mass or heft
- gaugingMeasuring or estimating
- testingExamining to evaluate
- judgingForming an opinion
- estimatingForming rough calculations
measuring · evaluating · appraising · balancing · comparing · considering · assessing · feeling
Raise with tackle
- raiseLift or increase
- elevateTo raise upward
- heaveForceful lift or throw
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
swing · shoulder · haul · lug · carry · boost · upraise · jack
weighing
Measuring mass or heft
estimating · measuring · evaluating · appraising · balancing · comparing · considering · assessing · feeling · handling
hoist
Raise with tackle
lift · swing · shoulder · haul · lug · carry · boost · upraise · jack · lever
heaviness
State of being weighty
density · poundage · solidity · substance · gravity · tonnage · weightiness · burden · ballast · avoirdupois
strain
Excessive stretching force
grip · brawn · power · endurance · stamina · leverage · force · struggle · grunt · sweat
- carryingcarry, carrying, tote, bearing, haul
- Wool Farmingsheep farm, sheep ranch, wool production, shearing shed, woolshed
- upland farmingshepherding, sheep grazing, lambing, Herdwick sheep, cattle grazing
heftingdropping
Letting something fall
setting down · putting down · lowering · releasing · letting go
heftingabandoning
Leaving permanently behind
leaving · discarding · relinquishing · unburdening · shedding