Definition: throwing something heavy (with great effort)
Usage: he gave it a mighty heave; he was not good at heaving passes
Main entry: raise, lift, heave
Definition: the act of raising something
Usage: he responded with a lift of his eyebrow; fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
Definition: an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
Usage: a bad case of the heaves
Definition: the act of lifting something with great effort
Main entry: heave
Definition: (geology) a horizontal dislocation
Definition: an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
Usage: the heaving of waves on a rough sea
Main entry: heave, puff, gasp, pant
Definition: breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
Usage: The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily
Definition: make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
Main entry: buckle, warp, heave
Definition: bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
Usage: The highway buckled during the heat wave
Main entry: heave
Definition: utter a sound, as with obvious effort
Usage: She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do
Main entry: heave, heave up, heft, heft up
Definition: lift or elevate
Main entry: heave
Definition: throw with great effort
Main entry: billow, surge, heave
Definition: rise and move, as in waves or billows
Usage: The army surged forward
Main entry: heave
Definition: move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
Usage: The vessel hove into sight