lift, raise; toss, throw; rhythmically rise and fall; vomit; sigh heavily
act of lifting or raising; rhythmic rising and falling; toss, throw; attempt to vomit
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Heave Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or colloquial, except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the lead; to heave the log.
To throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or colloquial, except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the lead; to heave the log.
(v. t.)
To raise or force from the breast; to utter with effort; as, to heave a sigh.
To raise or force from the breast; to utter with effort; as, to heave a sigh.
(v. t.)
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.
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.
(v. t.)
To cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom.
To cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom.
(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.
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.
(v. i.)
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 labor; to struggle.
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 labor; to struggle.
(v. i.)
To make an effort to vomit; to retch; to vomit.
To make an effort to vomit; to retch; to vomit.
(v. i.)
To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.
To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.
(v. i.)
To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
(n.)
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.
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.
(n.)
An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, or to move something heavy.
An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, or to move something heavy.
(n.)
A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
heave
\heave\ (?), v. t. [imp. heaved (?), or hove (&?;); p. p. heaved, hove, formerly hoven (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. heaving.] [oe. heven, hebben, as. hebban; akin to os. hebbian, d. heffen, ohg. heffan, hevan, g. heven, icel. h?fva, dan. h?ve, goth. hafjan, l. capere to take, seize; cf. gr. &?; handle. cf. accept, behoof, capacious, forceps, haft, receipt.]
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. one heaved ahigh, to be hurled down below.
note: 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. here a little child i stand, heaving up my either hand.
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. the wretched animal heaved forth such groans.
5. to cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom. the glittering, finny swarms that heave our friths, and crowd upon our shores.
similar words(17)
to heave out a sail
to heave at
to heave in stays
to heave a ship to
to heave about
to heave a ship ahead
cast or heave
heave up
to heave a ship down
to heave in sight
to heave taut
to heave in
to heave a cable short
to heave the log
to heave the lead
to heave up
to heave up anchor
Noun
1. an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
(synonym) heaving
(hypernym) rise, rising, ascent, ascension
(derivation) billow, surge
2. (geology) a horizontal dislocation
(hypernym) movement, motion
(derivation) buckle, warp
(classification) geology
3. the act of lifting something with great effort
(synonym) heaving
(hypernym) rise, ascent, ascension, ascending
(derivation) heave up, heft, heft up
4. an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves"
(synonym) retch
(hypernym) spasm
(derivation) gag, retch
5. the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
(synonym) lift, raise
(hypernym) propulsion, actuation
(derivation) heave up, heft, heft up
6. throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"
(synonym) heaving
(hypernym) throw
Verb
1. utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"
(hypernym) utter, emit, let out, let loose
2. throw with great effort
(hypernym) throw
(derivation) heaving
3. rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"
(synonym) billow, surge
(hypernym) inflate, blow up
(derivation) heaving
4. lift or elevate
(synonym) heave up, heft, heft up
(hypernym) lift
(hyponym) upheave
(derivation) lift, raise
5. nautical: to move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"
(hypernym) move
6. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
(synonym) pant, puff, gasp
(hypernym) blow
(derivation) panting, heaving
7. bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave"
(synonym) buckle, warp
(hypernym) change surface
(hyponym) lift
8. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
(synonym) gag, retch
(derivation) retch
Heave Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
the vertical motion of a ship or floating offshore drilling rig.
Heave Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Heave may refer to:
- One of the degrees of freedom (mechanics)
- An impulse felt on physical examination of the heart, indicating heart disease
- Parasternal heave
- Ventricular heave
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