Meaning of heave in English
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Pronunciation
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heaveEtymology
Old English hebban, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heffen and German heben‘lift up’Definitions
1. utter a sound, as with obvious effortExamples
- « She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do »
- 2. throw with great effort
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- 3. rise and move, as in waves or billows
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- « The army surged forward »
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- 4. lift or elevate
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- 5. nautical: to move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
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- « The vessel hove into sight »
- 6. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
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- « The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily »
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- 7. bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
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- « The highway buckled during the heatwave »
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- 8. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit
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- « strain to vomit »
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Noun
heaveDefinitions
1. an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)Examples
- « the heaving of waves on a rough sea »
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- 2. (geology) a horizontal dislocation
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- 3. the act of lifting something with great effort
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- 4. an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
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- « a bad case of the heaves »
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- 5. the act of raising something
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- « he responded with a lift of his eyebrow »
- « fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up »
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- 6. throwing something heavy (with great effort)
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- « he gave it a mighty heave »
- « he was not good at heaving passes »