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heave

/ heave /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
throwing something heavy (with great effort)
"he gave it a mighty heave"
"he was not good at heaving passes"
Type of:
throw
verb Sense 2
throw with great effort
Type of:
throw
Derived:
heaving
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
lift or elevate
Type of:
lift
Kinds of:
upheave weigh anchor weigh the anchor
Derived:
lift raise heaving heaver
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
"She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"
Type of:
utter emit let out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
"The highway buckled during the heatwave"
Type of:
change surface
Kinds of:
lift
Derived:
warp buckle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 6
nautical: to move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
"The vessel hove into sight"
Type of:
move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
noun Sense 7
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
"the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
Type of:
rise rising ascent
Derived:
billow surge
noun Sense 8
(geology) a horizontal dislocation
Type of:
movement motion
Derived:
buckle warp
Domain:
geology
noun Sense 9
the act of lifting something with great effort
Type of:
rise ascent ascension
Derived:
heave up heft heft up
noun Sense 10
an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
"a bad case of the heaves"
Type of:
spasm
Derived:
vomit vomit up purge cast sick
verb Sense 11
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
Derived:
retch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 12
the act of raising something
"he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"
"fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
Type of:
propulsion actuation
Derived:
heave up heft heft up raise lift
verb Sense 13
rise and move, as in waves or billows
"The army surged forward"
Type of:
inflate blow up
Derived:
heaving rush spate surge upsurge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 14
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
"The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
Type of:
blow
Derived:
panting heaving gasp pant blow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
14
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
61
Times Searched
3
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throw lift upheave weigh anchor weigh the anchor utter emit let out change surface move rise rising