Word Finder - heave

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An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.

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An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, etc.

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A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.

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The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time. Compare pitch.

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An effort to vomit; retching.

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(only used attributively as in "heave line" or "heave horse") Broken wind in horses.

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A forceful shot in which the ball follows a high trajectory

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To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).

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We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing.

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To throw, cast.

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The cap'n hove the body overboard.

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To rise and fall.

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Her chest heaved with emotion.

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To utter with effort.

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She heaved a sigh and stared out of the window.

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To pull up with a rope or cable.

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Heave up the anchor there, boys!

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To lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards.

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To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.

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To displace (a vein, stratum).

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To cause to swell or rise, especially in repeated exertions.

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The wind heaved the waves.

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To move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation.

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to heave the ship ahead

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To retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit.

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The smell of the old cheese was enough to make you heave.

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To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.

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To rob; to steal from; to plunder.

Its throes will heave our exuviae from their graves.

To "heave the log," a man holds the log-reel over his head (at high speeds the man and portable reel are superseded by a fixed reel and a winch fitted with a brake), and the officer places the peg in the log-ship, which he then throws clear and to windward of the ship, allowing the line to run freely out.

One more heave to a final settlement is not in prospect.

Heave away, boys!... but despite their united efforts the wattle hardly moved, and in the silence that followed the heavy breathing of the men was audible.

A burning sensation began in her throat and she realized she was going to heave.

At the same moment the executioners gave their man the final heave.

I put the leaves into a large garden carry bag then heave them over into the cage in one go.

However, borrowers can finally heave a sigh of relief.

Grate waves were running through the earth, making the ground heave like a storm tossed sea.

A few weeks ago I decided I was ok enough to give the tablets a big heave ho.

T.S.Eliot " To break the pentameter, that was the first heave.

After settling, the heave value remained essentially static.

During winter in cold climates, mulch plants with straw or loose leaves to keep the ground temperature more even and prevent frost heave.

A cold feeling constricted her throat and she convulsed in a dry heave.

He saw the breasts heave, and the flowers shake with the heaving, and marveled what should so much discompose the girl.

Firm back newly planted trees and shrubs if they have been lifted by frost heave or by strong winds.

An infected dog will vomit uncontrollably, and continue to heave violently even after the stomach has been emptied.

The nausea returned suddenly and she leaned over the sink with a dry heave.

Magnaghi introduced a convenient method of inverting the thermometer by means of a propeller actuated on beginning to heave in the line, and this form is used for all work at great depths.