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heave

 (hēv)
v.heaved,heav·ing,heaves
v.tr.
1. To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force:heaved the box of books onto the table. See Synonyms at lift.
2.
a. To throw (a heavy object) with great effort; hurl:heave the shot; heaved a brick through the window.
b. To throw or toss:heaved his backpack into the corner.
3. To give out or utter with effort or pain:heaved a sigh; heaved a groan.
4. To vomit (something).
5.past tense and past participlehove(hōv)Nautical
a. To raise or haul up by means of a rope, line, or cable:hove the anchor up and set sail.
b. To move (a ship) in a certain direction or into a certain position by hauling:hove the ship astern.
6. To make rise or swell:the wind heaving huge waves; an exhausted dog heaving its chest.
7.Geology To displace or move (a vein, lode, or stratum, for example).
v.intr.
1. To rise up or swell, as if pushed up; bulge:The sidewalk froze and heaved.
2. To rise and fall in turn, as waves.
3. To gag or vomit.
4. To pant; gasp:heave for air.
5.past tense and past participlehoveNautical
a. To move in a certain direction or to a specified position:The frigate hove alongside.
b. To pull at or haul a rope or cable:The brig is heaving around on the anchor.
c. To push at a capstan bar or lever.
n.
1. The act or effort of raising or lifting something:with a great heave hauled the fish onto the deck.
2. An act of hurling; a throw, especially when considered in terms of distance:a heave of 63 feet.
3.Geology
a. A horizontal dislocation, as of a rock stratum, at a fault.
b. An upward movement of a surface, especially when caused by swelling and expansion of clay, removal of overburden, or freezing of subsurface water.
4. An upward movement, especially of a ship or aircraft.
5. The act or an instance of gagging or vomiting.
6.heaves(used with a sing. or pl. verb) See recurrent airway obstruction.
Phrasal Verb:
heave toNautical
1. To turn a sailing ship so that its bow heads into the wind and the ship lies motionless except for drifting, as to meet a storm:The brig hove to.
2. To turn an engine-powered vessel in a similar situation so that its bow heads into the seas while proceeding at low speed.
Idiom:
heave intosight/view
To rise or seem to rise over the horizon into view, as a ship.
[Middle Englishheven, from Old Englishhebban; seekap- inIndo-European roots.]
heav′er n.
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heave

(hiːv)
vb,heaves,heavingorheaved,hove
1. (tr) to lift or move with a great effort
2. (tr) to throw (something heavy) with effort
3.to utter (sounds, sighs, etc) or breathe noisily or unhappily:to heave a sigh.
4.to rise and fall or cause to rise and fall heavily
5. (Nautical Terms) (past tense and past participlehove)nautical
a.to move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position:to heave in sight.
b. (intr) (of a vessel) to pitch or roll
6. (Geological Science) (tr) to displace (rock strata, mineral veins, etc) in a horizontal direction
7. (Medicine) (intr) to retch
n
8.the act or an instance of heaving
9.a fling
10. (Geological Science) the horizontal displacement of rock strata at a fault
[Old Englishhebban; related to Old Norsehefja, Old Saxonhebbian, Old High Germanheffen to raise, Latincapere to take, Sanskritkapatī two hands full]
ˈheavern
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heave

(hiv)

v.heaved (esp. Naut.)hove; heav•ing;v.t.
1. to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.
2. to throw, esp. to lift and throw with effort or force: to heave a stone through a window.
3.Naut. to move into a certain position or situation.
4. to utter laboriously or painfully: to heave a sigh.
5. to cause to rise and fall with a swelling motion: to heave one's chest.
6. to vomit; throw up.
7. to haul or pull on (a rope, cable, line, etc.).
v.i.
8. to rise and fall in rhythmically alternate movements: The ship heaved and rolled.
9. to breathe with effort; pant.
10. to vomit; retch.
11. to rise as if thrust up, as a hill; swell or bulge.
12. to pull or haul on a rope, cable, etc.
13.Naut. to move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation: The ship hove into sight.
14.heave to,
a. to stop the headway of (a vessel), esp. by bringing the head to the wind and trimming the sails.
b. to come to a halt.
n.
15. an act or effort of heaving.
16. a throw, toss, or cast.
17. the horizontal component of the apparent displacement resulting from a geologic fault, measured in a vertical plane perpendicular to the strike.
18. the rise and fall of the waves or swell of a sea.
19.heaves, (used with a sing. v.) Also calledbroken wind. a disease of horses characterized by difficult breathing.
Idioms:
heave ho! (an exclamation used by sailors, as when heaving the anchor up.)
[before 900; Middle Englishheven, variant (with-v- from preterit and past participle) ofhebben, Old Englishhebban, c. Old Saxonhebbian, Old High Germanheffen, Old Norsehefja, Gothichafjan]
heav′er,n.
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heave


Past participle:heaved/hove
Gerund:heaving

Imperative
heave
heave
Present
I heave
you heave
he/she/it heaves
we heave
you heave
they heave
Preterite
I heaved
you heaved
he/she/it heaved
we heaved
you heaved
they heaved
Present Continuous
I am heaving
you are heaving
he/she/it is heaving
we are heaving
you are heaving
they are heaving
Present Perfect
I have heaved/hove
you have heaved/hove
he/she/it has heaved/hove
we have heaved/hove
you have heaved/hove
they have heaved/hove
Past Continuous
I was heaving
you were heaving
he/she/it was heaving
we were heaving
you were heaving
they were heaving
Past Perfect
I had heaved/hove
you had heaved/hove
he/she/it had heaved/hove
we had heaved/hove
you had heaved/hove
they had heaved/hove
Future
I will heave
you will heave
he/she/it will heave
we will heave
you will heave
they will heave
Future Perfect
I will have heaved/hove
you will have heaved/hove
he/she/it will have heaved/hove
we will have heaved/hove
you will have heaved/hove
they will have heaved/hove
Future Continuous
I will be heaving
you will be heaving
he/she/it will be heaving
we will be heaving
you will be heaving
they will be heaving
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been heaving
you have been heaving
he/she/it has been heaving
we have been heaving
you have been heaving
they have been heaving
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been heaving
you will have been heaving
he/she/it will have been heaving
we will have been heaving
you will have been heaving
they will have been heaving
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been heaving
you had been heaving
he/she/it had been heaving
we had been heaving
you had been heaving
they had been heaving
Conditional
I would heave
you would heave
he/she/it would heave
we would heave
you would heave
they would heave
Past Conditional
I would have heaved/hove
you would have heaved/hove
he/she/it would have heaved/hove
we would have heaved/hove
you would have heaved/hove
they would have heaved/hove
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.heave - 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"
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
3.heave - the act of lifting something with great effort
ascending,rise,ascent,ascension - the act of changing location in an upward direction
4.heave - an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves"
spasm - (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
5.heave - 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
6.heave - 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"
Verb1.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"
2.heave - throw with great effort
throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
3.heave - rise and move, as in waves or billowsheave - rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"
inflate,blow up - fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
4.heave - 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"
5.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"
6.heave - 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"
7.heave - 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"
8.heave - make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
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heave

verb
1.lift,raise,pull (up),drag (up),haul (up),tug,lever,hoist,heft(informal)He heaved Barney to his feet.
2.throw,fling,toss,send,cast,pitch,hurl,slingHeave a brick at the telly.
3.expand,rise,swell,pant,throb,exhale,dilate,palpitateHis chest heaved, and he took a deep breath.
4.surge,rise,swell,billowThe grey seas heaved.
5.vomit,be sick,throw up(informal),chuck (up)(slang, chiefly U.S.),chuck(Austral. & N.Z. informal),gag,spew,retch,barf(U.S. slang),chunder(slang, chiefly Austral.),upchuck(U.S. slang),do a technicolour yawn(slang),toss your cookies(U.S. slang)He gasped and heaved and vomited.
6.breathe,sigh,puff,groan,sob,breathe heavily,suspire(archaic),utter wearilyMr Collier heaved a sigh and got to his feet.
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heave

verb
1.To move (something) to a higher position:
2.To move vigorously from side to side or up and down:
3.To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm:
Informal:fire.
4.To utter in a breathless manner:
5.To eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth:
Slang:puke.
noun
1.An instance of lifting or being lifted:
2.An act of throwing:
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Translations
رَفْعَهيَرْتَفِع ويَنْخَفِضيَرْفَع شيئا ثَقيلايَقْذِف
dmutíhoditnadzvedávatnáporzvednout
hæve sighivekasteløftløfte
megemelkedik
bylgjasthífa, lyftakastalyfting, átak
atsidustibangavimaskilnotispakėlimastrūktelėjimas
bangošanāsbangotcelšanaceltcilāt
atmaatmakfırlatmakaldırmakşiddetle yerinden oynatmak

heave

[hiːv]
A.N (=lift) →granesfuerzom (para levantar ); (=pull) →tirónm,jalónm (LAm) (on de) (=push) →empujónm; (=throw) →echadaf,tiradaf; (=movement) [of waves, sea] →sube ybajam
with a heave of his shoulders →con unfuertemovimiento dehombros
B.VT (=pull) →tirar,jalar (LAm); (=drag) →arrastrar; (=carry) →llevar; (=lift) →levantar (con dificultad); (=push) →empujar; (=throw) →lanzar,tirar
they heaved the body off the cliff →lanzaronortiraron elcuerpo por elacantilado
he heaved himself to a sitting position →seincorporó congranesfuerzo
to heave a sigh →darorechar unsuspiro,suspirar
to heave a sigh of relief →suspiraraliviado
C.VI
1. (=rise and fall) [water etc] →subir ybajar; [chest, bosom] →palpitar
2. (=pull) →tirar,jalar (LAm) (at, on de)
3. (=retch) →hacer arcadas
her stomach was heaving →ledabanarcadas, se lerevolvía elestómago
it makes me heave →me daasco
4. (Naut) (hove (pt, pp)) (=move) →virar; (=pitch) →cabecear; (=roll) →balancearse
to heave in(to) sight →aparecer
heave toVI + ADV →ponerse alpairo
heave upVT + ADV [vomit] →devolver,arrojar
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heave

[ˈhiːv]
vt
(=lift) →soulever (avec effort)
to heave sth/sb into sth →soulever qch/qn pour lemettre dans qch(la)
to heave sth/sb onto sth →soulever qch/qn pour lemettre sur qch(la)
to heave o.s. up →se lever aveceffort
to heave a sigh →pousser ungrossoupir
to heave a sigh of relief →pousser ungrossoupir de soulagement
vi
(=move up and down) [chest] →se soulever; [stomach] →se soulever
(=retch) →avoir des haut-le-cœur
to heave into view, to heave into sight (=appear) →apparaître
n (=effort) →effortm
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heave

vt
(= lift) →(hoch)hieven, (hoch)heben,wuchten (→onto auf+acc);(= drag) →schleppen;heheaved himself out of bed →erhievte sich aus demBett(inf);sheheaved him to his feet →siewuchtete ihn auf dieBeine
(= throw) →werfen,schmeißen(inf)
sigh, sob →ausstoßen
pret, ptp <hove> (Naut) →wenden;toheave anchor →denAnkerlichten
vi
(= pull) →ziehen,hieven
(= move:ground) →sichheben undsenken;(sea, waves, bosom) →wogen(geh);(stomach) →sichumdrehen;(body) →sichkrümmen;the earthquake made the groundheave →bei demBebenhob sich dieErde
pret, ptp <hove> (Naut)toheave into sightor view →inSichtkommen;toheave alongside →längsseitsgehen
n (of sea, waves) →Auf und Abnt, →Wogennt (geh);(of bosom, chest) →Wogennt (geh);to lift/throw something with a greatheave →etw mitgroßerAnstrengung hochhievenorhochwuchten/mitgroßerWuchtwerfen
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heave

[hiːv]
1.n →sforzo; (of waves) →movimento (Geol) →rigetto
2.vt (pull) →tirare con forza; (drag) →trascinarea fatica; (lift) →sollevarea fatica; (throw) →scagliare
to heave a sigh →emettereormandare unsospiro
to heave a sigh of relief →tirare unsospiro disollievo
to heave anchor (Naut) →salpare l'ancora
3.vi
a. (sea, chest, stomach) →alzarsi edabbassarsi
to heave ator to heave on (pull) →tirare con forza
he heaved with all his might →hatirato con tuttala sua forza
b. (feel sick) →avere iconati divomito
her stomach heaved →le sirivoltò lostomaco
c. (hove (liter: pt, pp))to heave in sightor into view →comparire all'orizzonte
heave to (hove (pt, pp))vi + adv (Naut) →navigare incappa
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heave

(hiːv) verb
1. to (try to) lift or to pull, with great effort.They heaved with all their strength, but could not move the rock;They heaved the wardrobe up into the lorry. hys, optel يَرْفَع شيئا ثَقيلا повдигам (се) puxar zvednout (se)heben løfte; hive σηκώνω κτ. με προσπάθειαtirar;levantar;arrastrar tõstma, hiivama به زور بلند كردن nostaalever,tirer לְהָרִים जोर लगाकर उठाना dizati, vuci (fel)emel mengangkat hífa, lyftasollevare,alzare,tirare 持ち上げる (노력하여) (들어)올리다 (pa)kelti, tempti celt; cilāt (smagumu); vilkt mengangkat dgn susah payahhevelenheve,løfte møysommelig dźwigać,ciągnąć هسكول ، جګول پورته كول ، لوړول ، پر سول ، غټول هسكېدل ، جګېدل ، پړسيدل ، ډډېدل ، غټېدل puxar a ridica, a trage (cu greu)поднимать zdvihnúť (sa) dvigniti zapeti lyfta, häva ลากkaldırmak (試圖)用力舉起或拖拉 підіймати, тягти کافی محنت سے کھینچنا یا اٹھانا nhấc lên （用力地）举起
2. to throw (something heavy).Someone heaved a stone through my window. gooi يَقْذِف хвърлям atirar hoditwerfen kasteπετώ,ρίχνωlanzar,arrojar viskama پرتاب كردن heittäälancer לִזרוֹק कोई भारी सामान फेंकना bacati hajít melemparkan kastatirare 投げる 무거운 것을 던지다 mesti mest; sviest menghumbankanwerpen,donderenkaste,hiverzucać پړسيدلatirar a aruncaшвырять hodiť vreči baciti hiva, kasta ทุ่มatmak 扔擲(重物) шпурляти, жбурляти کسی بھاری چیز کو پھینکنا ném扔掷
3. to rise, or rise and fall again several times.The earthquake made the ground heave. op en neer gaan, dein يَرْتَفِع ويَنْخَفِض надигам (се) agitar-se nadzvedávat heben und senken hæve sig; stige og synke ανεβοκατεβαίνω ρυθμικάagitarse,temblar kõikuma بلند شدن و افتادن vavahdellasoulever לַעֲלות וְלָרֶדֶת उठना dizati se i spuštati megemelkedik bergoyang bylgjastsollevare 上下する 굽이치다 kilti, kilnotis viļņot; bangot beralun-alunschuddenstige og synke,bølgefalować جګول پورته كولagitar-se a (se) zgudui вздыматься dvíhať dvigati (se) podići häva sig (svalla, bölja) ยกขึ้น şiddetle yerinden oynatmak 隆起，不斷起伏 труситися تیزي سے اتار چڑھاؤ làm nhấp nhô鼓起
noun
the act of heaving.He gave one heave and the rock moved;the heave of the waves. trek, deining رَفْعَه повдигане puxão nápor; dmutí das Heben løft; rejsningτράβηγμα, ανεβοκατέβασμαtirón;empujón;oleada tõstmine زور nostopoussée,houleהרמה उत्क्षेपण dizanje, nadizanje (fel)emelés angkatan lyfting, átakspinta;tiro 持ち上げること 들어올리기 pakėlimas, trūktelėjimas, bangavimas []celšana; []vilkšana; viļņošanās; bangošanās menghumban; berombak-ombakhijskast,rykk dźwignięcie, pociągnięcie زور puxão brânci; freamătбросок;подъем nápor; zdvihnutie dviganje trzaj hävning, lyftning, tag การพยายามยกขึ้น atma, fırlatma 舉，拉，扔 підіймання; хвилювання جھٹکا دینے یا کھینچنے کا عمل sự nhấp nhô; sự phập phồng 举，抛，起伏
heave a sigh
to sigh.He heaved a sigh of relief when he reached safety. 'n sug slaak يَتَنَهَّد въздишам dar um suspiro vydechnout sieinen Seufzer ausstoßen udstøde βγάζω αναστεναγμόsuspirar, lanzar un suspiro ohkama آه كشيدن huokaistapousser un soupir לְהֵיאֲנָח आह भरना dahtati, uzdisati sóhajt (egyet) menghela napas andvarpa, stynja emettere un sospiro ため息をつく 한숨을 쉬다 atsidusti izdvest nopūtu menarik nafas lega een zucht slakentrekke et sukkwestchnąć اوسيلى كول، اوسيلل، سوړ اوسيلى ايستل، وير كول، خواشيني كول dar um suspiro a scoate un oftatвздохнуть vydýchnuť si globoko vzdihniti duboko udahnuti dra en suck ถอนหายใจ içini çekmek, göğüs geçirmek 發出嘆息聲 тяжко зітхати آنہیں بھرنا thở dài发出叹息
heave to (houv) –past tense, past participlehove
– (of a ship) to (cause to) stop while at sea.The ship hove to. bydraai, tot staan bring تتوقَّف السَّفينَه وسْط البَحْر заставам на дрейф parar zastavit sebeidrehen lægge biσταματώpairar peatama, peatuma ايستادن pysähtyä mettre en panne לַעֲצוֹר סְפִינָה जहाज को रोकना zaustaviti (brod) vesztegel mogok stöðva skipmettersi in panna 止まる 배가 서다 sustoti, sustabdyti dreifēt berhenti bijdraaien dreie/legge bizatrzymać دریدل parar ложиться в дрейф zastaviť sa ustaviti (se) zaustaviti se dreja (lägga) bi หยุดdurdurmak (使船)在海上停泊 лягти у дрейф سمندر میں تھم جانا dừng lại 顶风停船，（船）停航
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In the second dog-watch the sailors come on deck, stripped, andheave buckets of water upon one another from overside.
There is passion, adoration, in his eyes, and he goes about in a sort of trance, gazing in ecstasy at the swelling sails, the foaming wake, and theheave and the run of her over the liquid mountains that are moving with us in stately procession.
Big with new birth the bellyheaves Beneath its screen of scented leaves; Past any doubt, the bull conceives!
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