English dictionary

heave

/h/i/v/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)

noun.event

Synonyms heaving

Source: WordNet 3.0
(geology) a horizontal dislocation

noun.event

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of lifting something with great effort

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0
an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting

noun.act

Examples
A bad case of the heaves.

Synonyms retch

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of raising something

noun.act

Synonyms lift raise

Source: WordNet 3.0
throwing something heavy (with great effort)

noun.act

Examples
He gave it a mighty heave.

Source: WordNet 3.0
An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, or to move something heavy.

noun

Source: webster1913

utter a sound, as with obvious effort

verb.communication

Examples
She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do.

Source: WordNet 3.0
throw with great effort

verb.contact

Source: WordNet 3.0
rise and move, as in waves or billows

verb.motion

Synonyms billow surge

Source: WordNet 3.0
lift or elevate

verb.contact

Synonyms heave up heft heft up

Source: WordNet 3.0
move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position

verb.motion

Source: WordNet 3.0
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

verb.body

Synonyms gasp pant puff

Source: WordNet 3.0
bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat

verb.change

Synonyms buckle warp

Source: WordNet 3.0
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

verb.body

Synonyms gag retch

Source: WordNet 3.0
To cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; to lift; to raise; to hoist; -- often with <i>up</i>; as, the wave <i>heaved</i> the boat on land.

verb

Source: webster1913
To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.

verb

Source: webster1913