n. A large, usually unpartitioned floor over a factory, warehouse, or other commercial or industrial space.n. Such a floor converted into an apartment or artist's studio.n. An open space under a roof; an attic or garret.n. A gallery or balcony, as in a church.n. A hayloft.n. Sports The backward slant of the face of a golf club head, designed to drive the ball in a high arc.n. Sports A golf stroke that drives the ball in a high arc.n. Sports The upward course of a ball driven in a high arc.n. The thickness of a fabric or yarn.n. The thickness of an item, such as a down comforter, that is filled with compressible insulating material.v. To put, store, or keep in a loft.v. To propel in a high arc: lofted the ball into the outfield. v. Nautical To lay out a full-size drawing of (the parts of a ship's hull, for example).verb-intransitive. To propel something, especially a ball, in a high arc.verb-intransitive. To rise high into the air.