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heave
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- pronunciation:
- hiv
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
heaves, heaving, heaved |
definition 1: |
to push (something or someone) up or out with great effort.
- similar words:
- boost, churn, elevate, hoist, lift, raise
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definition 2: |
to throw violently; hurl.
- synonyms:
- fling, hurl, throw
- similar words:
- cast, catapult, chuck, dash, launch, pitch, sling, toss
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definition 3: |
to release (a sigh) with difficulty.
- similar words:
- eject, emit, exhale, release, sigh
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definition 4: |
to raise violently; displace.
The volcanic eruption heaved up broken rock.- synonyms:
- disgorge, expel
- similar words:
- vomit
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definition 5: |
to throw one's weight into dragging, esp. by hauling on a rope or line.
- synonyms:
- drag, haul
- similar words:
- pull, tow, tug, yank
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definition 6: |
to vomit or retch.
- synonyms:
- barf, disgorge, regurgitate, retch, toss one's cookies, upchuck, vomit
- similar words:
- spew
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related words: |
disgorge, fling, hurtle, lug, pick up, propel, swing, thrash, throw |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to rise and fall heavily.
His chest heaved.The boat heaved against its mooring.- synonyms:
- pitch
- similar words:
- expand, jerk, surge, swell
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definition 2: |
to swell or bend upward under the pressure of powerful underlying force.
- synonyms:
- buckle
- similar words:
- bend, swell, warp
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related words: |
billow, churn, pitch, strain, thrash, throb |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
an act or instance of heaving.
- synonyms:
- fling, hurl
- similar words:
- boost, pitch, throw
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definition 2: |
in geology, the horizontal shift of a rock layer.
- similar words:
- shift, slide
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definition 3: |
(pl. but used with a sing. verb) a disease in horses that resembles asthma in humans.
- similar words:
- asthma
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related words: |
cast, put |
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