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Heave

//hiːv// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun

1
An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy. countable
"We gave one more heave and the wall toppled over at last."
2
throwing something heavy (with great effort) wordnet
3
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. countable, uncountable
"and now the bed shook, the curtains rattled so, that I could scarce hear the sighs and murmurs, the heaves and pantings that accompanied the action, from the beginning to the end"
4
the act of raising something wordnet
5
A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode. countable, uncountable

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6
an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting wordnet
7
The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time. countable, uncountable
8
the act of lifting something with great effort wordnet
9
An effort to vomit; retching. countable, uncountable
10
(geology) a horizontal dislocation wordnet
11
Broken wind in horses. attributive, countable, rare, uncountable
"The dust would have to be watched out for with a heave horse, and most alfalfa hay..."
12
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) wordnet
13
A forceful shot in which the ball follows a high trajectory countable, uncountable
"That left 15 needed from Boult's final set. Two dots were followed by a heave over deep mid-wicket, then came the outrageous moment of fortune."

Verb

1
To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing). transitive
"We heaved the chest-of-drawers up to the second-floor landing."
2
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted wordnet
3
To throw, cast. transitive
"They hove rocks into the pond."
4
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit wordnet
5
To rise and fall. intransitive
"Her chest heaved with emotion."

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6
bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat wordnet
7
To utter with effort. transitive
"She heaved a sigh and stared out of the window."
8
utter a sound, as with obvious effort wordnet
9
To pull up with a rope or cable. transitive
"Heave up the anchor there, boys!"
10
lift or elevate wordnet
11
To lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards. archaic, transitive
"Here a little child I stand, / Heaving up my either hand; […]"
12
throw with great effort wordnet
13
To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound. intransitive
"The grovving Tovv'rs like Exhalations riſe, / And the huge Columns heave into the Skies."
14
rise and move, as in waves or billows wordnet
15
To displace (a vein, stratum). transitive
16
move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position wordnet
17
To cause to swell or rise, especially in repeated exertions. archaic, transitive
"The wind heaved the waves."
18
To move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation. ambitransitive
"to heave the ship ahead"
19
To retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit. intransitive
"The smell of the old cheese was enough to make you heave."
20
To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult. intransitive
"She [The Church of England] had ſtruggl'd and heav'd at a Reformation; ever ſince Wicliffs dayes, for about a 150 years together: […]"
21
To rob; to steal from; to plunder. British, obsolete
"Ben mort (good vvench) ſhal you and I heaue a booth, mill a ken, or nip a bung? ſhall you and I rob a houſe, or cut a purſe?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English heven, hebben, from Old English hebban, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to take up, lift”), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *kap-. See also have. Cognates Cognate with West Frisian heffe, Dutch heffen ("to raise", "to lift"), German heben ("to raise", "to lift"), Danish hæve ("to raise", "to lift"), Albanian kap (“I grasp, seize”), Old Irish cáin (“law, tribute”), cacht (“prisoner”), Latin capiō (“to take”), Latvian kàmpt (“to seize”), Ancient Greek κάπτω (káptō, “to gulp down”), κώπη (kṓpē, “handle”)). (To lift, to raise): Compare typologically Russian поднима́ть (podnimátʹ), подня́ть (podnjátʹ) (akin to има́ть (imátʹ), име́ть (imétʹ) < Proto-Slavic *jьmati, *jьměti).

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