Definition: throwing something heavy (with great effort)
Usage: he gave it a mighty heave; he was not good at heaving passes
Similar words: throw
Definition: the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
Usage: the catcher made a good throw to second base
Definition: the act of raising something
Usage: he responded with a lift of his eyebrow; fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
Similar words: actuation, propulsion
Definition: the act of propelling
Definition: an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
Usage: a bad case of the heaves
Similar words: spasm
Definition: (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
Definition: the act of lifting something with great effort
Similar words: rise, ascending, ascension, ascent
Definition: the act of changing location in an upward direction
Synonyms: heave
Definition: (geology) a horizontal dislocation
Similar words: motion, movement
Definition: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
Definition: an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
Usage: the heaving of waves on a rough sea
Similar words: rise, rising, ascension, ascent
Definition: a movement upward
Usage: they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
Synonyms: heave, puff, gasp, pant
Definition: breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
Usage: The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily
Definition: bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
Usage: The highway buckled during the heat wave
Similar words: change surface
Definition: undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
Synonyms: heave
Definition: utter a sound, as with obvious effort
Usage: She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do
Similar words: utter, let loose, let out, emit
Definition: express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
Usage: She let out a big heavy sigh; He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand
Synonyms: heave, heave up, heft, heft up
Definition: lift or elevate
Similar words: lift
Definition: take hold of something and move it to a different location
Usage: lift the box onto the table
Synonyms: heave
Definition: throw with great effort
Synonyms: billow, surge, heave
Definition: rise and move, as in waves or billows
Usage: The army surged forward
Synonyms: heave
Definition: move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
Usage: The vessel hove into sight
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right