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Definition of Raft
1. Noun. A flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers.
2. Verb. Transport on a raft. "Raft wood down a river"
3. Noun. (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent. "A wad of money"
Generic synonyms: Large Indefinite Amount, Large Indefinite Quantity
Specialized synonyms: Deluge, Flood, Inundation, Torrent, Haymow
Derivative terms: Heap, Heap, Pile, Plenteous, Wad
4. Verb. Travel by raft in water. "They raft down the river "; "Raft the Colorado River"
5. Verb. Make into a raft. "Raft these logs"
Definition of Raft
1. 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.
2. v. t. To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make into a raft; as, to raft timber.
Definition of Raft
1. to transport on a raft (a type of buoyant structure) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Raft
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1. 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.
2. A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. (such as is formed in some Western rivers of the United States), which obstructs navigation.
3. [Perhaps akin to raff a heap] A large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately. "A whole raft of folks." Raft bridge. A bridge whose points of support are rafts. A bridge that consists of floating timbers fastened together. Raft duck. [The name alludes to its swimming in dense flocks.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Raft
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