raft meaning and definition

RAFT noun

Definition of raft (noun)

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"; "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"
   • synonyms: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad

RAFT verb

Definition of raft (verb)

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"