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Meaning of 'raft' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Raft
- imp. & p. p. of Reave.
- of Reave
2 . Raft [ n.]
- A collection of logs, boards, pieces of timber, or the like, fastened together, either for their own collective conveyance on the water, or to serve as a support in conveying other things; a float.
- A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. (such as is formed in some Western rivers of the United States), which obstructs navigation.
- A large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately.
3 . Raft [ v. t.]
- To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make into a raft; as, to raft timber.

Meaning of 'raft' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . raft [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Example in sentence:
  • a batch of letters;
  • a deal of trouble;
  • a lot of money;
  • a slew of journalists;
  • a wad of money;
  • he made a mint on the stock market;
  • it must have cost plenty;
  • see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
2 . raft [ v]
Meaning (2):
- travel by raft in water
Example in sentence:
  • Raft the Colorado River
Meaning (3):
- make into a raft
Example in sentence:
  • raft these logs
Meaning (4):
- transport on a raft
Example in sentence:
  • raft wood down a river

Nearby Words:

raff raffaelesque raffed raffia raffing raffinose raffish raffle raffled raffler

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