Heave - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- (geology) a horizontal dislocation
- the act of lifting something with great effort
- an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting (syn: retch)
- throwing something heavy (with great effort)
verb
- rise and move, as in waves or billows (syn: billow, surge)
- lift or elevate (syn: heft)
- move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
- breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted (syn: gasp, pant, puff)
- bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat (syn: buckle, warp)
- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit (syn: gag, retch)
Extra examples
She heaved the door shut.
The quarterback heaved the ball down the field.
She sat down and heaved a sigh of relief.
We lifted the box onto the table with a heave.
He gave the rope a mighty heave.
The quarterback uncorked a mighty heave.
Her trembling hand she heaves to rend her hair.
The resolution heaved a load from off my heart.
They heaved the trash into the pit.
The ship hove out of the harbour.
There went through me so great a heave of surprise that I was all shook with it.
Alan heaved his suitcase onto his bed.
Mary heaved herself out of bed.
He heaved on the steering wheel and swung the car into a side street.
John heaved the metal bar over the fence.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: heave
he/she/it: heaves
present participle: heaving
past tense: heaved
past participle: heaved
singular: heave
plural: heaves
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