Noun

• S: (n) heave, heaving (an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)) "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
• S: (n) heave ((geology) a horizontal dislocation)
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• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) heave, heaving (the act of lifting something with great effort)
• S: (n) heave, retch (an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting) "a bad case of the heaves"
• S: (n) lift, raise, heave (the act of raising something) "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) heave, heaving (throwing something heavy (with great effort)) "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"

Verb

• S: (v) heave (utter a sound, as with obvious effort) "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"
• S: (v) heave (throw with great effort)
• S: (v) billow, surge, heave (rise and move, as in waves or billows) "The army surged forward"
• S: (v) heave, heave up, heft, heft up (lift or elevate)
• S: (v) heave (move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position) "The vessel hove into sight"
• S: (v) pant, puff, gasp, heave (breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted) "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
• S: (v) heave, buckle, warp (bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat) "The highway buckled during the heat wave"
• S: (v) gag, heave, retch (make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit)