All lofted synonyms
loft
L l verb lofted
- flip β to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
- loft β a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- hurl β to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
- burglarize β If a building is burglarized, a thief enters it by force and steals things.
- raid β a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
- pillage β to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
- rob β to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
- snatch β to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
- plunder β to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town.
- gut β the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- grab β to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
- ransack β to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.): They ransacked the house for the missing letter.
- devastate β If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally.
- loot β spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- project β something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- launch β to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- chuck β When you chuck something somewhere, you throw it there in a casual or careless way.
- propel β to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing.
- pitch β to smear or cover with pitch.
- boost β If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
- thieve β to take by theft; steal.
- liberate β to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- make β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- swipe β a strong, sweeping blow, as with a cricket bat or golf club.
- sack β a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands.
- despoil β To despoil a place means to make it less attractive, valuable, or important by taking things away from it or by destroying it.
- relieve β to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
- appropriate β Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
- lift β to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
- take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- snitch β to snatch or steal; pilfer.
- rifle β a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- ravage β to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief.
- salvage β the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
- requisition β the act of requiring or demanding.
- maraud β to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty: Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
- fleece β the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
- burn β If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
- spoil β to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- prowl β to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
- prey β an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- foray β a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder: Vikings made a foray on the port.
- strip β to cut, tear, or form into strips.
- forage β food for horses or cattle; fodder; provender.
- kip β Also called kip-up [kip-uhp] /ΛkΙͺpΛΚp/ (Show IPA), kick-up. an acrobatic movement in which a person moves from a position lying on the back to a standing position with a vigorous swing of both legs coordinated with a launching push of the arms.
adj lofted
adjective lofted
- floated β Simple past tense and past participle of float.