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heave

/hiːv/

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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.
(only used attributively as in "heave line" or "heave horse") Broken wind in horses.
A forceful shot in which the ball follows a high trajectory

To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
"We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing."
To throw, cast.
"The cap'n hove the body overboard."
To rise and fall.
"Her chest heaved with emotion."
To utter with effort.
"She heaved a sigh and stared out of the window."
To pull up with a rope or cable.
"Heave up the anchor there, boys!"
To lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards.
To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
To displace (a vein, stratum).
To cause to swell or rise, especially in repeated exertions.
"The wind heaved the waves."
To move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation.
"to heave the ship ahead"
To retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit.
"The smell of the old cheese was enough to make you heave."
To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.
To rob; to steal from; to plunder.

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