1. raft - Noun
2. raft - Verb
imp. & p. p. of Reave.
A collection of logs, boards, pieces of timber, or the like, fastened together, either for their own collective conveyance on the water, or to serve as a support in conveying other things; a float.
A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. (such as is formed in some Western rivers of the United States), which obstructs navigation.
A large collection of people or things taken indiscriminately.
To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make into a raft; as, to raft timber.
of Reave
Source: Webster's dictionaryShakespeare is a good raft whereon to float securely down the stream of time; fasten yourself to that and your immortality is safe. George Henry Lewes
Does the critic wish to influence the kind of film that costs more than £250,000? It is as if he were to send a postcard to General Motors explaining that he would like them to make a raft next year, or a helicopter, instead of a car. Kenneth Tynan
I had to do a tango with Raft and I learned to dance in ballet shoes with my knees bent. Marie Windsor
It's easier in some ways being on the life raft and the other guy's in the boat and you can row alongside and be supportive. In some ways, that's an easier role. Kyra Sedgwick
It's lovely to live on a raft. We had the sky up there, all speckled with stars, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss about whether they was made or only just happened. Mark Twain
We said there warn't no home like a raft, after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft. Mark Twain