loft
noun
[ lɒft ]
• a room or space directly under the roof of a house or other building, used for accommodation or storage.
• "the best way to prevent this heat loss is by insulating the loft"
• upward inclination given to the ball in a stroke.
• the thickness of insulating matter in an object such as a sleeping bag.
loft
verb
• kick, hit, or throw (a ball or missile) high up.
• "he lofted the ball over the goalkeeper"
Origin:
late Old English, from Old Norse lopt ‘air, sky, upper room’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lucht and German Luft .
