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| 1. | [ noun ] a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers | |
| Related terms: | float life_raft balsa_raft | |
| 2. | [ verb ] travel by raft in water | |
| Examples: | "Raft the Colorado River" |
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| Related terms: | travel | |
| 3. | [ verb ] make into a raft | |
| Examples: | "raft these logs" |
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| Related terms: | manufacture | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (transportation) transport on a raft | |
| Examples: | "raft wood down a river" |
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| Related terms: | transport navigation | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | |
| Synonyms: | mass good_deal lot great_deal pile plenty heap sight deal flock mint whole_lot quite_a_little pot slew stack mickle mess wad spate whole_slew tidy_sum muckle peck hatful batch | |
| Examples: | : "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" |
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| Related terms: | large_indefinite_quantity flood jam heap | |
| Similar spelling: |
rapt Rabat rabato rabbit rabbet Rabbitt |
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