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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Raft \Raft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rafted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Rafting.]
     To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make
     into a raft; as, to raft timber.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Raft \Raft\ (r[.a]ft), obs.
     imp. & p. p. of Reave. --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Raft \Raft\, n. [Originally, a rafter, spar, and fr. Icel. raptr
     a rafter; akin to Dan. raft, Prov. G. raff a rafter, spar;
     cf. OHG. r[=a]fo, r[=a]vo, a beam, rafter, Icel. r[=a]f roof.
     Cf. Rafter, n.]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. (such as is
        formed in some Western rivers of the United States), which
        obstructs navigation. [U.S.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. [Perhaps akin to raff a heap.] A large collection of
        people or things taken indiscriminately. [Slang, U. S.]
        ``A whole raft of folks.'' --W. D. Howells.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Raft bridge.
        (a) A bridge whose points of support are rafts.
        (b) A bridge that consists of floating timbers fastened
            together.
  
     Raft duck. [The name alludes to its swimming in dense
        flocks.] (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) The bluebill, or greater scaup duck; -- called also
            flock duck. See Scaup.
        (b) The redhead.
  
     Raft port (Naut.), a large, square port in a vessel's side
        for loading or unloading timber or other bulky articles; a
        timber or lumber port.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Reave \Reave\ (r[=e]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reaved (r[=e]vd),
     Reft (r[e^]ft), or Raft (r[.a]ft) (obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Reaving.] [AS. re['a]fian, from re['a]f spoil, plunder,
     clothing, re['o]fan to break (cf. bire['o]fan to deprive of);
     akin to G. rauben to rob, Icel. raufa to rob, rj[=u]fa to
     break, violate, Goth. bir['a]ub[=o]n to despoil, L. rumpere
     to break; cf. Skr. lup to break. [root]114. Cf. Bereave,
     Rob, v. t., Robe, Rove, v. i., Rupture.]
     To take away by violence or by stealth; to snatch away; to
     rob; to despoil; to bereave. [Archaic]. ``To reave his
     life.'' --Spenser.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           He golden apples raft of the dragon.     --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           If the wooers reave
           By privy stratagem my life at home.      --Chapman.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           To reave the orphan of his patrimony.    --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The heathen caught and reft him of his tongue.
                                                    --Tennyson.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Raft \Raft\, obs.
     imp. & p. p. of Reave. --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Raft \Raft\, n. [Originally, a rafter, spar, and fr. Icel. raptr
     a rafter; akin to Dan. raft, Prov. G. raff a rafter, spar;
     cf. OHG. r[=a]fo, r[=a]vo, a beam, rafter, Icel. r[=a]f roof.
     Cf. Rafter, n.]
     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. [U.S.]
  
     3. [Perhaps akin to raff a heap.] A large collection of
        people or things taken indiscriminately. [Slang, U. S.]
        ``A whole raft of folks.'' --W. D. Howells.
  
     Raft bridge.
        (a) A bridge whose points of support are rafts.
        (b) A bridge that consists of floating timbers fastened
            together.
  
     Raft duck. [The name alludes to its swimming in dense
        flocks.] (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) The bluebill, or greater scaup duck; -- called also
            flock duck. See Scaup.
        (b) The redhead.
  
     Raft port (Naut.), a large, square port in a vessel's side
        for loading or unloading timber or other bulky articles; a
        timber or lumber port.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Raft \Raft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rafted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Rafting.]
     To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make
     into a raft; as, to raft timber.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Reave \Reave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reaved, Reft, or
     Raft(obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Reaving.] [AS. re['a]fian,
     from re['a]f spoil, plunder, clothing, re['o]fan to break
     (cf. bire['o]fan to deprive of); akin to G. rauben to rob,
     Icel. raufa to rob, rj[=u]fa to break, violate, Goth.
     bir['a]ubon to despoil, L. rumpere to break; cf. Skr. lup to
     break. [root]114. Cf. Bereave, Rob, v. t., Robe,
     Rove, v. t., Rupture.]
     To take away by violence or by stealth; to snatch away; to
     rob; to despoil; to bereave. [Archaic]. ``To reave his
     life.'' --Spenser.
  
           He golden apples raft of the dragon.     --Chaucer.
  
           By privy stratagem my life at home.      --Chapman.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  raft
       n 1: a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be
            used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
       2: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
          "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of
          money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must
          have cost plenty" [syn: batch, deal, flock, good
          deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess,
           mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot,
           quite a little, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy
          sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew]
       v 1: transport on a raft; "raft wood down a river"
       2: travel by raft in water; "Raft the Colorado River"
       3: make into a raft; "raft these logs"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  raft
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 ξύλινη σχεδία
     2 φουσκωτό σκάφος με επίπεδη βάση
     3 πλήθος, σωρός από πράγματα ή αντικείμενα
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 μεταφέρω κάτι με σχεδία
     2 μετακινούμαι, διασχίζω ή κατέρχομαι (ποτάμι κ.λπ.) με σχεδία
     3 κατασκευάζω σχεδία από κορμός δέντρο ή ξύλο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  raft
     Czech n.
     (l en raft) (gloss: inflatable floating craft)
     n.
     1 A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for
  transport or as a waterborne platform.
     2 (lb en by extension) Any flattish thing, usually wooden, used in a
  similar fashion.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To convey on a raft.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make into a raft.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To travel by raft.
     4 (lb en GUI) To dock (toolbars, etc.) so that they share horizontal
  or vertical space.
     n.
     A large (but unspecified) number, a lot.
     vb.
     (lb en archaic) (infl of en reave  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  raft
     n.
     1 A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for
  transport or as a waterborne platform.
     2 (lb en by extension) Any flattish thing, usually wooden, used in a
  similar fashion.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To convey on a raft.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make into a raft.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To travel by raft.
     4 (lb en GUI) To dock (toolbars, etc.) so that they share horizontal
  or vertical space.
     n.
     A large (but unspecified) number, a lot.
     vb.
     (lb en archaic) (infl of en reave  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  raft
     Czech n.
     (l en raft) (gloss: inflatable floating craft)
     n.
     1 A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for
  transport or as a waterborne platform.
     2 (lb en by extension) Any flattish thing, usually wooden, used in a
  similar fashion.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To convey on a raft.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make into a raft.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To travel by raft.
     4 (lb en GUI) To dock (toolbars, etc.) so that they share horizontal
  or vertical space.
     n.
     A large (but unspecified) number, a lot.
     vb.
     (lb en archaic) (infl of en reave  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  raft
     n.
     1 A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for
  transport or as a waterborne platform.
     2 (lb en by extension) Any flattish thing, usually wooden, used in a
  similar fashion.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To convey on a raft.
     2 (lb en transitive) To make into a raft.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To travel by raft.
     4 (lb en GUI) To dock (toolbars, etc.) so that they share horizontal
  or vertical space.
     n.
     A large (but unspecified) number, a lot.
     vb.
     (lb en archaic) (infl of en reave  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  raft
     Englanti n.
     1 lautta
     2 puulautta
     Englanti vb.
     1 kulkea lautalla
     2 kuljettaa lautalla

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  raft
     Engelska n.
     flotte
     Engelska vb.
     flotta; göra till en flotte

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Raft /ɹˈaft/
  الطوافة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  raft //ɹæft// //ɹɑːft// 
  1. сал 2.
  flat, floating structure
   3.
  inflatable floating craft
  2. куп
  large but unspecified number of something

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  raft /ɹˈaft/ 
  raft

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  raft /ɹˈaft/ 
  vor

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  raft /ɹˈaft/
  nafukovací člun

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  raft /ɹˈaft/ 
  prám

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  raft /ɹˈaft/
  Floß 
   see: rafts
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  raft /ɹˈaft/
  Holzfloß 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  raft /ɹˈaft/
  Rettungsfloß 
     Synonym: life raft
  
   see: rafts, life rafts
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  raft /ɹˈaft/
  Scholle  [geol.]
     Synonyms: block, fault(ed) block, clod, massif
  
   see: blocks, clods, massifs, rafts, downthrow block, downthrow side
  
           Note: in magmatites

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  raft /ɹˈaft/ 
  Wildwasserboot fahren 
   see: rafting, rafted
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  raft /ɹˈaft/
  Gesteinsblock  [großer]
     Synonyms: block, boulder, gobbet
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  raft /ɹˈaft/
  
  σχεδία

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  raft //ɹæft// //ɹɑːft// 
  1. lautta
  flat, floating structure
  2. lautta, kumilautta
  inflatable floating craft
  3. roppakaupalla
  large but unspecified number of something

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  raft //ɹæft// //ɹɑːft// 
  1. kuljettaa lautalla
  to convey on a raft
  2. tehdä lautta
  to make into a raft
  3. kulkea lautalla
  to travel by raft

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  raft /rɑːft/
  radeau

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  raft /ɹˈaft/ 
  1. लठ्ठों~का~बेड़ा
        "The sailors saved their lives from the wrecked ship on a raft."
        "Nowadays an inflatable rafts of rubber or plastic are in great demand. "

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  raft /ɹˈaft/ 
  1. बेड़े~पर~से~जाना
        "People used the raft to cross the river."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  raft /ɹˈaft/
  splav

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  raft /ɹˈaft/
  1. úsztatott fa
  2. hajóhíd
  3. tutaj

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  raft //ɹæft// //ɹɑːft// 
  rakit
  flat, floating structure

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  raft //ɹæft// //ɹɑːft// 
  1. いかだ
  flat, floating structure
  2. ラフト
  inflatable floating craft

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  raft /rɑːft/
  vlot

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  raft /rɑ:ft/ 
   1.  tratwa
   2.  gumowa tratwa ratunkowa, tratwa ratunkowa
   3.  materac nadmuchiwany

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  raft /rɑːft/
  jangada

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  raft //ɹæft// //ɹɑːft// 
  flotte 2.
  flat, floating structure
   3.
  inflatable floating craft

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  raft /ɹˈaft/
  1. sal
  2. sal yapmak
  3. sal ile taşımak
  4. sal kullanmak.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  raft /ɹˈaft/
  1. (k.dili) yığın, büyük miktar. a raft of çok, pek çok.

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  RAFT /ʁˈaft/ 
  RAFT

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  raft
  raft

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  raft
  raft

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɹæft/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/ʁaft/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  62 Moby Thesaurus words for "raft":
     Carling float, balsa, balsa raft, barge, batch, boat, bob, boom,
     buoy, bus, cart, coach, considerable, cork, deal, dray, ferry,
     float, gobs, good deal, great deal, haul, heap, heaps, lashings,
     life buoy, life preserver, life raft, lighter, loads, lot, lots,
     mess, mint, oodles, pack, peck, pile, piles, pontoon, pot,
     quite a little, rafts, scads, ship, sight, sled, sledge, slew,
     slews, spate, stack, stacks, surfboard, tidy sum, truck, van, wad,
     wads, wagon, wheelbarrow, whole slew
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 筏,救生艇,大量;
  v. 乘筏,制成筏;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 筏,救生艇,大量
     vi. 乘筏
     vt. 筏运,制成筏

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