English to English noun
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an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) | Example:
• the heaving of waves on a rough sea
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2 |
(geology) a horizontal dislocation | source: wordnet30
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the act of lifting something with great effort | source: wordnet30
4 |
an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting | Example:
• a bad case of the heaves
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the act of raising something | Example:
• he responded with a lift of his eyebrow • fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
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throwing something heavy (with great effort) | Example:
• he gave it a mighty heave • he was not good at heaving passes
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An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, or to move something heavy. | source: webster1913 verb
8 |
utter a sound, as with obvious effort | Example:
• She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do
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9 |
throw with great effort | source: wordnet30
10 |
rise and move, as in waves or billows | Example:
• The army surged forward
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12 |
move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position | Example:
• The vessel hove into sight
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13 |
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted | Example:
• The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily
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14 |
bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat | Example:
• The highway buckled during the heat wave
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15 |
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit | source: wordnet30
16 |
To cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; to lift; to raise; to hoist; -- often with up; as, the wave heaved the boat on land. | source: webster1913
17 |
To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound. | source: webster1913
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