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Definition of Heave
1. Noun. An upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling). "The heaving of waves on a rough sea"
2. Verb. Utter a sound, as with obvious effort. "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"
3. Noun. (geology) a horizontal dislocation.
4. Verb. Throw with great effort.
5. Noun. The act of lifting something with great effort.
6. Verb. Rise and move, as in waves or billows. "The army surged forward"
Generic synonyms: Blow Up, Inflate
Derivative terms: Billow, Heaving, Surge
7. Noun. An involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting. "A bad case of the heaves"
8. Verb. Lift or elevate.
Specialized synonyms: Upheave, Weigh Anchor, Weigh The Anchor
Generic synonyms: Lift
Derivative terms: Heaver, Heaving
9. Noun. The act of raising something. "Fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
Generic synonyms: Actuation, Propulsion
Derivative terms: Lift, Lift, Lift, Raise, Raise
10. Verb. Move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position. "The vessel hove into sight"
11. Noun. Throwing something heavy (with great effort). "He was not good at heaving passes"
12. Verb. Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted. "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
Generic synonyms: Blow
Derivative terms: Gasp, Heaving, Pant, Panting, Puff, Puffing
13. Verb. Bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat. "The highway buckled during the heat wave"
Generic synonyms: Change Surface
Specialized synonyms: Lift
Derivative terms: Buckle, Warp
14. Verb. Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit.
Definition of Heave
1. v. t. 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.
2. v. i. To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
3. n. An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, or to move something heavy.
Definition of Heave
1. to lift forcefully [v HEAVED, HOVE, HEAVING, HEAVES]
Medical Definition of Heave
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1. 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.
Heave, as now used, implies that the thing raised is heavy or hard to move; but formerly it was used in a less restricted sense.
2. To throw; to cast; obsolete, provincial, or colloquial, except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the lead; to heave the log.
3. To force from, or into, any position; to cause to move; also, to throw off; mostly used in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the ship ahead.
4. To raise or force from the breast; to utter with effort; as, to heave a sigh.
5. To cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom. To heave a cable short, to raise it from the bottom of the sea or elsewhere.
2. To rise and fall with alternate motions, as the lungs in heavy breathing, as waves in a heavy sea, as ships on the billows, as the earth when broken up by frost, etc.; to swell; to dilate; to expand; to distend; hence, to labour; to struggle. "Frequent for breath his panting bosom heaves." (Prior) "The heaving plain of ocean." (Byron)
3. To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.
4. To make an effort to vomit; to retch; to vomit. To heave at. To make an effort at. To attack, to oppose. To heave in sight (as a ship at sea), to come in sight; to appear. To heave up, to vomit.
2. 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, and the like.
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