heave

Plural: heaves

Noun

• an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
• (geology) a horizontal dislocation
• the act of lifting something with great effort
• an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
  • "a bad case of the heaves"
• the act of raising something
• throwing something heavy (with great effort)
  • "he gave it a mighty heave"
• An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.
• An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, etc.
• A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
• The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time.
• An effort to vomit; retching.
• Broken wind in horses.
• A forceful shot in which the ball follows a high trajectory

Verb

Verb Forms: heaved, hove, heaving, heaves

• To lift or pull with great effort; to throw forcefully.
• utter a sound, as with obvious effort
  • "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"
• throw with great effort
• rise and move, as in waves or billows
• lift or elevate
• move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
• breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
• bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
• make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
• To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
• To throw, cast.
• To rise and fall.
• To utter with effort.
• To pull up with a rope or cable.
• To lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards.
• To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
• To displace (a vein, stratum).
• To cause to swell or rise, especially in repeated exertions.
• To move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation.
• To retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit.
• To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.
• To rob; to steal from; to plunder.

Examples

• He had to HEAVE his heavy tile rack into position to see all his options.
• He hove himself out of the bed.
• Heave up the anchor there, boys!
• Her chest heaved with emotion.
• She heaved a sigh and stared out of the window.
• The cap'n hove the body overboard.
• The smell of the old cheese was enough to make you heave.
• The wind heaved the waves.
• They hove rocks into the pond.
• to heave the ship ahead
• We gave one more heave and the wall toppled over at last.
• We heaved the chest-of-drawers up to the second-floor landing.

Synonyms

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Related Words

heavy, heft

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