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heave

English

  1. 🔊 throwing something heavy (with great effort)
    “he gave it a mighty heave”
  2. 🔊 an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
    “a bad case of the heaves”
  3. 🔊 the act of lifting something with great effort
  4. 🔊 (geology) a horizontal dislocation
  5. 🔊 an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
    “the heaving of waves on a rough sea”
  6. 🔊 the act of raising something
    “he responded with a lift of his eyebrow”
  7. 🔊 bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
    “The highway buckled during the heat wave”
  8. 🔊 utter a sound, as with obvious effort
    “She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do”
  9. 🔊 lift or elevate
  10. 🔊 throw with great effort
  11. 🔊 move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
    “The vessel hove into sight”
  12. 🔊 make an unsuccessful effort to vomit
  13. 🔊 rise and move, as in waves or billows
    “The army surged forward”
  14. 🔊 breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
    “The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 jadear heave

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