Meaning of 'heave' (Webster Dictionary)
- An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, 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, and the like.
- A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at
an intersection with another lode.
- To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or
mound.
- To rise and fall with alternate motions, as the lungs in
heavy breathing, as waves in a heavy sea, as ships on the billows, as
the earth when broken up by frost, etc.; to swell; to dilate; to
expand; to distend; hence, to labor; to struggle.
- To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to
strain to do something difficult.
- To make an effort to vomit; to retch; to vomit.
- 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.
- To throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or
colloquial, except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the lead;
to heave the log.
- To force from, or into, any position; to cause to move;
also, to throw off; -- mostly used in certain nautical phrases; as, to
heave the ship ahead.
- To raise or force from the breast; to utter with effort;
as, to heave a sigh.
- To cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom.
Meaning of 'heave' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
Meaning (2):
- the act of raising something
Example in sentence:- fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up;
- he responded with a lift of his eyebrow
Meaning (3):
- throwing something heavy (with great effort)
Example in sentence:- he gave it a mighty heave;
- he was not good at heaving passes
Meaning (4):
- an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
Example in sentence:- the heaving of waves on a rough sea
Meaning (5):
- utter a sound, as with obvious effort
Example in sentence:- She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do
Meaning (6):
- rise and move, as in waves or billows
Meaning (7):
- bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
Example in sentence:- The highway buckled during the heat wave
Meaning (8):
- breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
Example in sentence:- The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily
Meaning (9):
- move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
Example in sentence:- The vessel hove into sight
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