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Meaning of heave
noun
- An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.
- 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.
- A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
- The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time. Compare pitch.
- An effort to vomit; retching.
verb
- To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing). Example: We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing.
- To throw, cast. Example: The cap'n hove the body overboard.
- To rise and fall. Example: Her chest heaved with emotion.
- To utter with effort. Example: She heaved a sigh and stared out of the window.
- To pull up with a rope or cable. Example: Heave up the anchor there, boys!
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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