The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Loft \Loft\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Lofted; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Lofting.]
   To raise aloft; to send into the air; esp. (Golf), to strike
   (the ball) so that it will go over an obstacle.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]