heave

heave: heave1 [ hiv ] verb *

1. ) intransitive or transitive to push, pull, or lift a heavy object using a lot of effort:

He put his shoulder against the stone and heaved.

Lydia heaved herself to the other side of the bed.

heave at: She heaved at the garage door, which flew up.

2. ) intransitive to move up and down with large regular movements:

Her chest heaved as she struggled to control her breathing.

3. ) intransitive INFORMAL to VOMIT:

When I saw the disgusting mess they'd left behind, I almost heaved.

heave a sigh

to let out a deep breath, for example, because you are upset or because you are pleased about something:

Rose heaved a sigh of relief at her luck.

heave into sight/view MAINLY LITERARY

to become able to be seen. The past tense and past participle is hove.

,heave `to phrasal verb intransitive MAINLY LITERARY

if a ship heaves to, it stops moving. The past tense and past participle is hove to.

heave

heave 2 [ hiv ] noun count

a strong pulling, pushing, or lifting movement

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Synonyms:

Lift, hoist, raise, elevate, raise up, Pant, Swell, rising, swelling, heaving / Breathe, force from the breast, raise, exhale, Swell, dilate, expand, Retching, effort to vomit / Throw, toss, hurl, send, fling, Retch, keck, try to vomit, Struggle, striving, effort / Struggle, strive, make an effort, Fling, throw

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Heave — (h[=e]v), v. t. [imp. {Heaved} (h[=e]vd), or {Hove} (h[=o]v); p. p. {Heaved}, {Hove}, formerly {Hoven} (h[=o] v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Heaving}.] [OE. heven, hebben, AS. hebban; akin to OS. hebbian, D. heffen, OHG. heffan, hevan, G. heben, Icel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heave — (h[=e]v), v. i. 1. To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound. [1913 Webster] And the huge columns heave into the sky. Pope. [1913 Webster] Where heaves the turf in many a moldering heap. Gray. [1913 Webster] The heaving sods… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heave to — {v.} To bring a ship to a stop; bring a sailing ship to a standstill by setting the sails in a certain way. * / Heave to! the captain shouted to his crew./ * /We fired a warning shot across the front of the pirate ship to make her heave to./ … Dictionary of American idioms
heave to — {v.} To bring a ship to a stop; bring a sailing ship to a standstill by setting the sails in a certain way. * / Heave to! the captain shouted to his crew./ * /We fired a warning shot across the front of the pirate ship to make her heave to./ … Dictionary of American idioms
heave — heave; heave·less; up·heave; up·heave·ment; … English syllables
heave — ► VERB (past and past part. heaved or chiefly Nautical hove) 1) lift or haul with great effort. 2) produce (a sigh) noisily. 3) informal throw (something heavy). 4) rise and fall rhythmically or spasmodically. 5) … English terms dictionary
heave-ho — ☆ heave ho [hēv′hō′] n. [see the phrase HEAVE HO! in HEAVE ] Informal dismissal, as from a position: chiefly in the phrase give (or get) the (old) heave ho … English World dictionary
Heave — Heave, n. 1. An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one s self, or to move something heavy. [1913 Webster] After many strains and heaves He got up to his saddle eaves. Hudibras. [1913 Webster] 2. An upward motion; a rising; a swell or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heave — [hēv] vt. HEAVED or (esp. Naut.) hove, heaving, heaved [ME heven < OE hebban, akin to Ger heben (Goth hafjan) < IE base * kap , to seize, grasp > HAVE, L capere] 1. to raise or lift, esp. with effort 2. a) to lift in this … English World dictionary
heave-ho — interjection, n 1.) old fashioned used as an encouragement to a person or group of people who are pulling something, especially on ships 2.) give someone the (old) heave ho informal to end a relationship with someone, or to make someone leave… … Dictionary of contemporary English
heave-ho — noun give someone the heave ho INFORMAL 1. ) to end a relationship with someone 2. ) to tell someone they have to leave their job … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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