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heave definition
heave |
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 -------------- 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 -------------- Grep of noun heave frost heave heave heaven heavenly body heavenly city heavenly jewel heavens heaver heaves 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) Grep of adj heave heaven-sent heavenly heavenward 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)
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