heave | English to English Dictionary

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heave

(h/i/v )

an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)(noun.event)

Synonym:
heaving

source: wordnet30
(geology) a horizontal dislocation(noun.event)

source: wordnet30
the act of lifting something with great effort(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting(noun.act)

Example:
A bad case of the heaves.

Synonym:
retch

source: wordnet30
the act of raising something(noun.act)

Synonym:
lift, raise

source: wordnet30
throwing something heavy (with great effort)(noun.act)

Example:
He gave it a mighty heave.

source: wordnet30
An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, or to move something heavy.(noun)

source: webster1913

utter a sound, as with obvious effort(verb.communication)

Example:
She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do.

source: wordnet30
throw with great effort(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
rise and move, as in waves or billows(verb.motion)

Synonym:
billow, surge

source: wordnet30
lift or elevate(verb.contact)

Synonym:
heave up, heft, heft up

source: wordnet30
move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted(verb.body)

Synonym:
gasp, pant, puff

source: wordnet30
bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat(verb.change)

Synonym:
buckle, warp

source: wordnet30
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit(verb.body)

Synonym:
gag, retch

source: wordnet30
To cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; to lift; to raise; to hoist; -- often with up; as, the wave heaved the boat on land.(verb)

source: webster1913
To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.(verb)

source: webster1913