loft

noun

• 1a room or space directly under the roof of a house or other building, which may be used for accommodations or storage.
• a gallery in a church or hall:a choir loft
• short for organ loft.
• a large, open area over a shop, warehouse, or factory, sometimes converted into living space.
• a pigeon house.

• 2 Golf upward inclination given to the ball in a stroke.
• backward slope of the head of a club, designed to give upward inclination to the ball.

• 3the thickness of insulating matter in an object such as a sleeping bag or a padded coat.

verb

• kick, hit, or throw (a ball or missile) high up:he lofted the ball over the infield
• (lofted) give backward slope to the head of (a golf club):a lofted metal club