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English to English noun
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an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) |  | Example: the heaving of waves on a rough sea
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(geology) a horizontal dislocation | | source: wordnet30
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the act of lifting something with great effort | | source: wordnet30
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an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting | | Example: a bad case of the heaves
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the act of raising something | | Example: he responded with a lift of his eyebrow
fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
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throwing something heavy (with great effort) | | Example: he gave it a mighty heave
he was not good at heaving passes
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An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, or to move something heavy. | | source: webster1913 verb
| 8 |
utter a sound, as with obvious effort | | Example: She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do
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throw with great effort | | source: wordnet30
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rise and move, as in waves or billows | | Example: The army surged forward
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lift or elevate | | source: wordnet30
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move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position | | Example: The vessel hove into sight
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breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted | | Example: The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily
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bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat | | Example: The highway buckled during the heat wave
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make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit | | source: wordnet30
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To cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; to lift; to raise; to hoist; -- often with up; as, the wave heaved the boat on land. | | source: webster1913
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To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound. | | source: webster1913
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