| heave | | |
| n. (event) | 1. heave, heaving | an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling).; "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" |
| ~ rising, ascension, ascent, rise | a movement upward.; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon" |
| n. (event) | 2. heave | (geology) a horizontal dislocation. |
| ~ geology | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks. |
| ~ motion, movement | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. |
| n. (act) | 3. heave, heaving | the act of lifting something with great effort. |
| ~ ascending, rise, ascent, ascension | the act of changing location in an upward direction. |
| n. (act) | 4. heave, retch | an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting.; "a bad case of the heaves" |
| ~ spasm | (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel). |
| n. (act) | 5. heave, lift, raise | the act of raising something.; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" |
| ~ actuation, propulsion | the act of propelling. |
| n. (act) | 6. heave, heaving | throwing something heavy (with great effort).; "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes" |
| ~ throw | the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist).; "the catcher made a good throw to second base" |
| v. (communication) | 7. heave | utter a sound, as with obvious effort.; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do" |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| v. (contact) | 8. heave | throw with great effort. |
| ~ throw | propel through the air.; "throw a frisbee" |
| v. (motion) | 9. billow, heave, surge | rise and move, as in waves or billows.; "The army surged forward" |
| ~ inflate, blow up | fill with gas or air.; "inflate a balloons" |
| v. (contact) | 10. heave, heave up, heft, heft up | lift or elevate. |
| ~ upheave | lift forcefully from beneath. |
| ~ weigh anchor, weigh the anchor | heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing. |
| ~ lift | take hold of something and move it to a different location.; "lift the box onto the table" |
| v. (motion) | 11. heave | move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position.; "The vessel hove into sight" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| v. (body) | 12. gasp, heave, pant, puff | breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted.; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily" |
| ~ blow | exhale hard.; "blow on the soup to cool it down" |
| v. (change) | 13. buckle, heave, warp | bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat.; "The highway buckled during the heat wave" |
| ~ change surface | undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface. |
| ~ lift | rise upward, as from pressure or moisture.; "The floor is lifting slowly" |
| v. (body) | 14. gag, heave, retch | make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit. |
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