Meaning & Definition of Raft in English
English⟶
Raft
/ræft/
noun
1. A flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
synonym:
- raft
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"
- "See the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"
- "It must have cost plenty"
- "A slew of journalists"
- "A wad of money"
synonym:
- batch,
- deal,
- flock,
- good deal,
- great deal,
- hatful,
- heap,
- lot,
- mass,
- mess,
- mickle,
- mint,
- mountain,
- muckle,
- passel,
- peck,
- pile,
- plenty,
- pot,
- quite a little,
- raft,
- sight,
- slew,
- spate,
- stack,
- tidy sum,
- wad
verb
1. Transport on a raft
- "Raft wood down a river"
synonym:
- raft
2. Travel by raft in water
- "Raft the colorado river"
synonym:
- raft
3. Make into a raft
- "Raft these logs"
synonym:
- raft
Examples of using
The raft has drifted far off from the shore.