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