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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Heave \Heave\, v. t. [imp. {Heaved}, or {Hove}; p. p. {Heaved}, {Hove}, formerly {Hoven}; p. pr & vb n. {Heaving}.] [OE. heven, hebben, As hebban; akin to OS hebbian, D. heffen OHG. heffan hevan, G. heven, Icel. h["a]fva, Dan. h[ae]ve, Goth. hafjan L. capere to take seize; cf Gr ? handle. Cf {Accept}, {Behoof}, {Capacious}, {Forceps}, {haft}, {Receipt}.] 1. 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. One heaved ahigh, to be hurled down below. --Shak. Note: Heave, as now used implies that the thing raised is heavy or hard to move but formerly it was used in a less restricted sense Here a little child I stand Heaving up my either hand. --Herrick. 2. To throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or colloquial, except in certain nautical phrases; as to heave the lead; to heave the log 3. To force from or into any position; to cause to move also to throw off -- mostly used in certain nautical phrases; as to heave the ship ahead. 4. To raise or force from the breast; to utter with effort; as to heave a sigh. The wretched animal heaved forth such groans. --Shak. 5. To cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom. The glittering, finny swarms That heave our friths, and crowd upon our shores. --Thomson. {To heave a cable short} (Naut.), to haul in cable till the ship is almost perpendicularly above the anchor. {To heave a ship ahead} (Naut.), to warp her ahead when not under sail, as by means of cables. {To heave a ship down} (Naut.), to throw or lay her down on one side to careen her {To heave a ship to} (Naut.), to bring the ship's head to the wind, and stop her motion. {To heave about} (Naut.), to put about suddenly. {To heave in} (Naut.), to shorten (cable). {To heave in stays} (Naut.), to put a vessel on the other tack. {To heave out a sail} (Naut.), to unfurl it {To heave taut} (Naut.), to turn a From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Heaving \Heav"ing\, n. A lifting or rising; a swell; a panting or deep sighing. --Addison. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: heaving adj : rising and falling alternately as in waves; "the heaving waves in the storm-tossed sea"; "the exhausted dog's heaving chest" n 1: an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" [syn: {heave}] 2: breathing heavily (as after exertion) [syn: {panting}] 3: the act of lifting something with great effort [syn: {heave}] 4: the act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth [syn: {vomit}, {vomiting}, {regurgitation}, {disgorgement}, {puking}] 5: throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes" [syn: {heave}]
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