Defenition of the word heave
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Defenition of the word heave
- To cause an object to have a higher location than previously.
- rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"
- choke, retch, or have a spasm causing one to regurgitate
- (geology) a horizontal dislocation
- utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She uttered a sigh"
- throw with great effort
- nautical: to move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position: "The vessel hove into sight"
- bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave"
- lift with difficulty
- throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"
- the act of lifting something with great effort
- an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
- the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
- breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
- an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves"
- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"
- lift or elevate
- nautical: to move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"
- throwing something heavy (with great effort)
- the act of raising something
- an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
- an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
- breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
- bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
- utter a sound, as with obvious effort
- rise and move, as in waves or billows
- move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
Synonyms for the word heave
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- billow
- buckle
- drag
- elevation
- gag
- gasp
- haul
- heave up
- heaving
- heft
- heft up
- hoist
- lift
- lug
- maneuver
- pant
- puff
- pull
- raise
- surge
- tug
- warp
- yank
Similar words in the heave
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- heave
- heaved
- heavenlier
- heavenliest
- heavenly
- heavenward
- heavenwards
- heaves
Hyponyms for the word heave
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- lift
- upheave
- weigh anchor
- weigh the anchor
Hypernyms for the word heave
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- actuation
- ascending
- ascension
- ascent
- barf
- be sick
- blow
- blow up
- cast
- cat
- change surface
- chuck
- disgorge
- emit
- honk
- inflate
- let loose
- let out
- lift
- motion
- move
- movement
- propulsion
- puke
- regorge
- regurgitate
- retch
- rise
- rising
- sick
- spasm
- spew
- spue
- throw
- throw up
- upchuck
- utter
- vomit
- vomit up
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