Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb heave
2 of 8 senses of heave
Sense 4
heave, heave up heft, heft up
=> upheave
=> weigh anchor
Sense 7
heave, buckle, warp
=> lift
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb heave
2 of 8 senses of heave
Sense 4
heave, heave up heft, heft up
=> upheave
=> weigh anchor
Sense 7
heave, buckle, warp
=> lift
Entailment of verb heave
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb heave
8 senses of heave
Sense 1
heave
=> utter, emit, let out let loose
Sense 2
heave
=> throw
Sense 3
billow, surge, heave
=> inflate, blow up
Sense 4
heave, heave up heft, heft up
=> lift
Sense 5
heave
=> move
Sense 6
pant, puff, gasp, heave
=> blow
Sense 7
heave, buckle, warp
=> change surface
Sense 8
gag, heave, retch
Familiarity of verb heave
heave used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 8)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb heave
Sense 1
heave
=> utter, emit, let out let loose
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Sense 2
heave
=> throw
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Sense 3
billow, surge, heave
=> inflate, blow up
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Sense 4
heave, heave up heft, heft up
=> lift
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Sense 5
heave
=> move
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Sense 6
pant, puff, gasp, heave
=> blow
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Sense 7
heave, buckle, warp
=> change surface
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Sense 8
gag, heave, retch
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Grep of noun heaves
heaves
Grep of noun heave
frost heave
heave
heaven
heavenly body
heavenly city
heavenly jewel
heavens
heaver
heaves
Overview of noun heaves
The noun heaves has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. heaves, broken wind -- (a chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks)
Overview of noun heave
The noun heave has 6 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. heave, heaving -- (an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea")
2. heave -- ((geology) a horizontal dislocation)
3. heave, heaving -- (the act of lifting something with great effort)
4. heave, retch -- (an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves")
5. lift, raise, heave, elevation -- (the act of raising something "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up")
6. heave, heaving -- (throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes")
Overview of verb heave
The verb heave has 8 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (5) heave -- (utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do")
2. (3) heave -- (throw with great effort)
3. (2) billow, surge, heave -- (rise and move as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward")
4. (2) heave, heave up heft, heft up -- (lift or elevate)
5. (1) heave -- (nautical: to move or cause to move in a specified way direction, or position: "The vessel hove into sight")
6. (1) pant, puff, gasp, heave -- (breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line panting heavily")
7. heave, buckle, warp -- (bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave")
8. gag, heave, retch -- (make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit)
Overview of noun heaves
The noun heaves has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. heaves, broken wind -- (a chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks)
Overview of noun heave
The noun heave has 6 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. heave, heaving -- (an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea")
2. heave -- ((geology) a horizontal dislocation)
3. heave, heaving -- (the act of lifting something with great effort)
4. heave, retch -- (an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves")
5. lift, raise, heave, elevation -- (the act of raising something "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up")
6. heave, heaving -- (throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes")
Overview of verb heave
The verb heave has 8 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (5) heave -- (utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do")
2. (3) heave -- (throw with great effort)
3. (2) billow, surge, heave -- (rise and move as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward")
4. (2) heave, heave up heft, heft up -- (lift or elevate)
5. (1) heave -- (nautical: to move or cause to move in a specified way direction, or position: "The vessel hove into sight")
6. (1) pant, puff, gasp, heave -- (breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line panting heavily")
7. heave, buckle, warp -- (bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave")
8. gag, heave, retch -- (make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit)
heaves definition
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