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Quick definitions from WordNet (heave)
▸ noun: throwing something heavy (with great effort) ("He gave it a mighty heave")
▸ noun: an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting ("A bad case of the heaves")
▸ noun: the act of lifting something with great effort
▸ noun: (geology) a horizontal dislocation
▸ noun: an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
▸ noun: the act of raising something
▸ verb: nautical: to move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
▸ verb: bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
▸ verb: utter a sound, as with obvious effort ("She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do")
▸ verb: lift or elevate
▸ verb: throw with great effort
▸ verb: make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
▸ verb: rise and move, as in waves or billows
▸ verb: breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
▸ Also see hove
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▸ noun: throwing something heavy (with great effort) ("He gave it a mighty heave")
▸ noun: an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting ("A bad case of the heaves")
▸ noun: the act of lifting something with great effort
▸ noun: (geology) a horizontal dislocation
▸ noun: an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
▸ noun: the act of raising something
▸ verb: nautical: to move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
▸ verb: bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
▸ verb: utter a sound, as with obvious effort ("She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do")
▸ verb: lift or elevate
▸ verb: throw with great effort
▸ verb: make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
▸ verb: rise and move, as in waves or billows
▸ verb: breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
▸ Also see hove
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to heave
▸ Usage examples for heave
▸ Idioms related to heave (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing heave
▸ Words that often appear near heave
▸ Rhymes of heave
▸ Invented words related to heave