hefts
Gauges by lifting
Hefts is the third-person singular of heft, meaning to lift something to judge its weight or to carry something heavy: She hefts the melon, testing for ripeness.
The word suggests both the physical act and the assessment—you heft something to feel how substantial it is.
Hefts also works as a plural noun for instances of weight or heaviness, though this use is rare.
Raise with tackle
- raiseLift or increase
- haulPull or carry laboriously
- heaveForceful lift or throw
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
swing · shoulder · carry · lug · tote · grasp · grip · handle
Energy transfer rate
- muscleContractile body tissue
- brawnMuscular power, bodily might
- forceStrength or compulsion
- vigorActive physical strength
might · robustness · sturdiness · toughness · potency · fortitude · stamina · grip strength
weight
Measure of heaviness
density · load · poundage · tonnage · gravity · substantiality · weightiness
hoist
Raise with tackle
lift · swing · shoulder · carry · lug · tote · grasp · grip · handle · maneuver
power
Energy transfer rate
vigor · might · robustness · sturdiness · toughness · potency · fortitude · stamina · grip strength · leverage
scale
Measure of relative size
judge · measure · estimate · evaluate · test · appraise · compare · calibrate · determine · feel