Heft meaning : To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing). To throw, cast. To rise and fall. To utter with effort. To pull up with a rope or cable. To lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards. To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound. To displace (a vein, stratum). To cause to swell or rise, especially in repeated exertions. To move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation. To retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit. To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult. To rob; to steal from; to plunder. Weight. Heaviness, the feel of weight. The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion. The greater part or bulk of anything. To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy. To test the weight of something by lifting it.