heft axe

Frequency: 2.50.4 per million words

to lift or carry a heavy axe, often to test its weight

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Examples (10)

  • He hefted the axe to check its balance.
  • Hefting the heavy axe, the lumberjack prepared to work.
  • She struggled to heft the massive axe off the ground.
  • The warrior hefted his battle axe before the fight.
  • Be careful when you heft that axe; it is very sharp.
  • With a grunt, he hefted the axe onto his shoulder.
  • It takes great strength to heft such a large axe.
  • The blacksmith hefted the new axe to test its weight.
  • Slowly, he hefted the rusty axe in his hands.
  • Can you heft this axe with just one hand?