The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HEFTS which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2025.
Tests by lifting crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HEFTS | 100 % | 5 |
Why may HEFTS be the right solution?
The word "hefts" means to test the weight of something by lifting it. In this clue, "Tests by lifting" is a direct reference to the action of hefting an object to determine its weight.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tests by lifting
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Crossword Answer definitions
HEFTS noun- Weight.
- Heaviness, the feel of weight.
- The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion.
- The greater part or bulk of anything.
- To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy.
- To test the weight of something by lifting it.
- A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted (accustomed).
- An animal that has become hefted thus.
- (West of Ireland) Poor condition in sheep caused by mineral deficiency.
- (Northern England and Scotland) To make (a farm animal, especially a flock of sheep) accustomed and attached to an area of mountain pasture.
- A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as for a notebook.
- A part of a serial publication.
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