HEAVE
/hiːv/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 11
Definition
- noun an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling).
— synonyms: heaving
- noun (geology) a horizontal dislocation.
- noun the act of lifting something with great effort.
— synonyms: heaving
- noun an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting.
— synonyms: retch
- noun the act of raising something.
— synonyms: lift, raise
- noun throwing something heavy (with great effort).
— synonyms: heaving
- verb utter a sound, as with obvious effort.
- verb throw with great effort.
- verb rise and move, as in waves or billows.
— synonyms: billow, surge
- verb lift or elevate.
— synonyms: heave_up, heft, heft_up
- verb move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position.
- verb breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted.
— synonyms: pant, puff, gasp
- verb bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat.
— synonyms: buckle, warp
- verb make an unsuccessful effort to vomit.
— synonyms: gag, retch
Examples
- “We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing.”
- “The cap'n hove the body overboard.”
- “Her chest heaved with emotion.”
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