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heave


Definition: Meaning of, heave in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / hiːv /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
heave heaved heaved
Present Participle Third Person Singular
heaving heaves
  1. pull/lift [intransitive and transitive] to pull or lift something very heavy with one great effort
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  2. throw [transitive] to throw something heavy using a lot of effort
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  3. heave a sigh to breathe in and then breathe out noisily and slowly once
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  4. move up and down [intransitive] to move up and down with very strong movements
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  5. vomit [intransitive] informal to VOMIT
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  6. past tense and past participle hove heave in sight/into view literary to appear, especially by getting closer from a distance
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Word Forms:
Singular Plural
heave heaves
  1. [countable] a strong pulling, pushing, or lifting movement
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  2. [uncountable] literary a strong rising or falling movement
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heave used in phrases

  • frost heave (noun)
    1. upthrust of ground or pavement caused by the freezing of moist soil
  • heave-ho
    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 their job
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heave used in phrasal verbs

  • heave to (phrasal verb)
    1. if a ship heaves to, it stops moving. The past tense and past participle is hove to .
  • heave up (phrasal verb)
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