Dictionary

1. (

• heave ,
• heaving ,

) an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" ;

2. (

• heave

) (geology) a horizontal dislocation ;

3. (

• heave ,
• heaving ,

) the act of lifting something with great effort ;

4. (

• heave ,
• retch

) an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves" ;

5. (

• 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. (

• heave ,
• heaving

) throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes" ;

1. (

• heave

) utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do" ;

2. (

• heave ,

) throw with great effort ;

3. (

• billow ,
• surge ,
• heave

) rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward" ;

4. (

• heave ,
• heave_up ,
• heft ,
• heft_up

) lift or elevate ;

5. (

• heave ,

) move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight" ;

6. (

• pant ,
• puff ,
• gasp ,
• heave ,

) breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily" ;

7. (

• heave ,
• buckle ,
• warp

) bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave" ;

8. (

• gag ,
• heave ,
• retch ,

) make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit ;