"lofting" in the verb sense
1. loft
store in a loft
2. loft
propel through the air
"The rocket lofted the space shuttle into the air"
3. loft
kick or strike high in the air
"loft a ball"
4. loft
lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull
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