1. (noun)heave, heaving an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
2. (noun)heave (geology) a horizontal dislocation
3. (noun)heave, heaving the act of lifting something with great effort
4. (noun)heave, retch an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting "a bad case of the heaves"
5. (noun)lift, raise, heave the act of raising something "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
6. (verb)heave, heaving throwing something heavy (with great effort) "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"
7. (verb)heave utter a sound, as with obvious effort "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"
8. (verb)heave throw with great effort
9. (verb)billow, surge, heave rise and move, as in waves or billows "The army surged forward"
10. (verb)heave, heave up, heft, heft up lift or elevate
11. (verb)heave move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position "The vessel hove into sight"
12. (verb)pant, puff, gasp, heave breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
13. (verb)heave, buckle, warp bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat "The highway buckled during the heat wave"
14. (verb)gag, heave, retch make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
Definitions of 'heave'
Webster 1913 Dictionary
1. (noun)heave an effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, or to move something heavy
2. (noun)heave 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
3. (noun)heave a horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode
4. (verb)heave 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
5. (verb)heave to throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or colloquial, except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the lead; to heave the log
6. (verb)heave 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
7. (verb)heave to raise or force from the breast; to utter with effort; as, to heave a sigh
8. (verb)heave to cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom
9. (verb)heave to be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound
10. (verb)heave 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
11. (verb)heave to make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult
12. (verb)heave to make an effort to vomit; to retch; to vomit
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