Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Reft /(r?ft)/ · IPA /ɹɛft/ imp. & p. p. n. 01 imp. & p. p. Bereft. 1. Bereft. “Reft of thy sons, amid thy foes forlorn.” — Heber. 02 n. A chink; a rift. See Rift. 1. A chink; a rift. See Rift. See: Rift