| raft | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. raft | a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers. |
| ~ balsa raft, kon tiki | a light raft made of balsa. |
| ~ float | something that floats on the surface of water. |
| ~ carling float, life raft | a raft to use if a ship must be abandoned in an emergency. |
| n. (quantity) | 2. 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 | (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" |
| ~ large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude. |
| ~ deluge, flood, inundation, torrent | an overwhelming number or amount.; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" |
| ~ haymow | a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation. |
| v. (motion) | 3. raft | transport on a raft.; "raft wood down a river" |
| ~ navigation, pilotage, piloting | the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place. |
| ~ raft | travel by raft in water.; "Raft the Colorado River" |
| ~ transport | move something or somebody around; usually over long distances. |
| v. (motion) | 4. raft | travel by raft in water.; "Raft the Colorado River" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ raft | transport on a raft.; "raft wood down a river" |
| v. (creation) | 5. raft | make into a raft.; "raft these logs" |
| ~ fabricate, manufacture, construct | put together out of artificial or natural components or parts.; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; "He manufactured a popular cereal" |
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