heave

heave: heave¹ [hi:v] v

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1¦(pull/lift)¦

2¦(throw)¦

3 heave a sigh

4¦(move up and down)¦

5¦(vomit)¦

6 heave in sight/into view

Phrasal verbs

　heave to

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[: Old English; Origin: hebban]

1.) ¦(PULL/LIFT)¦ [I and T]

to pull or lift something very heavy with one great effort

heave sb/sth out of/into/onto etc sth

▪ Alan heaved his suitcase onto his bed.

▪ Mary heaved herself out of bed.

heave on/at BrE

▪ He heaved on the steering wheel and swung the car into a side street.

2.) ¦(THROW)¦ [T]

to throw something heavy using a lot of effort

▪ John heaved the metal bar over the fence.

3.) heave a sigh

to breathe in and then breathe out noisily and slowly once

▪ Rebecca heaved a sigh of relief .

4.) ¦(MOVE UP AND DOWN)¦

to move up and down with very strong movements

▪ Michael's shoulders heaved with silent laughter.

▪ The sea heaved up and down beneath the boat.

5.) ¦(VOMIT)¦ [I] [i]informal

to ↑vomit

6.) past tense and past participle hove

heave in sight/into view

literary to appear, especially by getting closer from a distance

▪ A few moments later a large ship hove into view.

→↑heaving

heave to phr v

if a ship heaves to, it stops moving

heave ²

heave² n

1.)

a strong pulling, pushing, or lifting movement

▪ He gave the door a good heave.

2.) [U] literary

a strong rising or falling movement

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Synonyms:

Lift, hoist, raise, elevate, raise up, Pant, Swell, rising, swelling, heaving / Breathe, force from the breast, raise, exhale, Swell, dilate, expand, Retching, effort to vomit / Throw, toss, hurl, send, fling, Retch, keck, try to vomit, Struggle, striving, effort / Struggle, strive, make an effort, Fling, throw

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Heave — (h[=e]v), v. t. [imp. {Heaved} (h[=e]vd), or {Hove} (h[=o]v); p. p. {Heaved}, {Hove}, formerly {Hoven} (h[=o] v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Heaving}.] [OE. heven, hebben, AS. hebban; akin to OS. hebbian, D. heffen, OHG. heffan, hevan, G. heben, Icel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heave — (h[=e]v), v. i. 1. To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound. [1913 Webster] And the huge columns heave into the sky. Pope. [1913 Webster] Where heaves the turf in many a moldering heap. Gray. [1913 Webster] The heaving sods… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heave to — {v.} To bring a ship to a stop; bring a sailing ship to a standstill by setting the sails in a certain way. * / Heave to! the captain shouted to his crew./ * /We fired a warning shot across the front of the pirate ship to make her heave to./ … Dictionary of American idioms
heave to — {v.} To bring a ship to a stop; bring a sailing ship to a standstill by setting the sails in a certain way. * / Heave to! the captain shouted to his crew./ * /We fired a warning shot across the front of the pirate ship to make her heave to./ … Dictionary of American idioms
heave — heave; heave·less; up·heave; up·heave·ment; … English syllables
heave — ► VERB (past and past part. heaved or chiefly Nautical hove) 1) lift or haul with great effort. 2) produce (a sigh) noisily. 3) informal throw (something heavy). 4) rise and fall rhythmically or spasmodically. 5) … English terms dictionary
heave-ho — ☆ heave ho [hēv′hō′] n. [see the phrase HEAVE HO! in HEAVE ] Informal dismissal, as from a position: chiefly in the phrase give (or get) the (old) heave ho … English World dictionary
Heave — Heave, n. 1. An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one s self, or to move something heavy. [1913 Webster] After many strains and heaves He got up to his saddle eaves. Hudibras. [1913 Webster] 2. An upward motion; a rising; a swell or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heave — [hēv] vt. HEAVED or (esp. Naut.) hove, heaving, heaved [ME heven < OE hebban, akin to Ger heben (Goth hafjan) < IE base * kap , to seize, grasp > HAVE, L capere] 1. to raise or lift, esp. with effort 2. a) to lift in this … English World dictionary
heave-ho — interjection, n 1.) old fashioned used as an encouragement to a person or group of people who are pulling something, especially on ships 2.) give someone the (old) heave ho informal to end a relationship with someone, or to make someone leave… … Dictionary of contemporary English
heave-ho — noun give someone the heave ho INFORMAL 1. ) to end a relationship with someone 2. ) to tell someone they have to leave their job … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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