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| heave [ heev ] |
verb (past and past participle heaved, present participle heav·ing, 3rd person present singular heaves) |
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1. transitive verb move something using much effort: to pull, push, lift, or throw something heavy by exerting great physical effort, especially in a concentrated or concerted burst
  We picked up the sack and heaved it into the truck.
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2. intransitive verb exert physical effort in rhythmic burst: to exert great physical effort, especially in concentrated or concerted rhythmic bursts, when pulling on a rope or attempting to move something heavy
All together now, heave!
heave on a rope
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3. intransitive verb rise and fall rhythmically: to rise and fall in a rhythmic or spasmodic way
After the footraces his chest was heaving.
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4. transitive verb laboriously utter something: to utter a sound, especially a sigh, with a long outflow of breath or with effort and pain
We can heave a sigh of relief now that the waiting is over.
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5. intransitive verb make sudden involuntary movement: to move suddenly in a violent involuntary motion, often associated with feelings of nausea
The sight made my stomach heave.
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6. transitive and intransitive verb vomit: to vomit something up or try to vomit
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informal
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7. (past hove [ hōv ]) transitive and intransitive verb nautical move ship: to move or make a ship move in a particular direction
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8. intransitive verb appear: to become visible, like a ship appearing over the horizon
Gradually, the end of summer hove into sight.
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9. transitive verb geology displace something horizontally: to displace rock strata or a mineral lode in a horizontal direction, usually by the intersection of other strata or another lode
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noun (plural heaves) |
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1. effortful burst: a burst of physical effort to pull on something or move something heavy
We gave one final heave and the tree began to topple over.
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2. throw: an act of throwing something fairly heavy, or the distance something is thrown
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3. up-and-down movement: a rhythmic or spasmodic movement that rises and falls
the heave of a heavy ocean swell
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4. act of vomiting: an act of or attempt at vomiting
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informal
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5. geology horizontal displacement: rock strata or a lode that is displaced horizontally
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interjection |
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Caribbean used to report fight: in Trinidad, used to report that a fight has started
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informal
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| [ Old English hebban "lift" < Germanic] |
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| heav·er noun |
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