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