heave

heave: heave [hēv]

vt.

HEAVED or (esp. Naut.) hove, heaving, heaved [ME heven < OE hebban, akin to Ger heben (Goth hafjan) < IE base * kap-, to seize, grasp > HAVE, L capere]

1. to raise or lift, esp. with effort

2.

a) to lift in this way and throw or cast

b) to throw

3. to make rise or swell, as one's chest

4. to utter (a sigh, groan, etc.) with great effort or pain

5. Geol. to displace (a stratum or vein), as by the intersection of another stratum or vein

6. Naut. to raise, haul, pull, move, etc. by pulling with a rope or cable

vi.

1. to swell up; bulge out

2. to rise and fall rhythmically [heaving waves]

3. to make strenuous, spasmodic movements of the throat, chest, or stomach; specif.,

a) to retch; vomit or try to vomit

b) to pant; breathe hard; gasp

4. Naut.

a) to tug or haul (on or at a cable, rope, etc.)

b) to push (at a capstan to turn it)

c) to proceed; move [a ship hove into sight]

n.

1. the act or effort of heaving

2. a throw

3. Geol.

a) the extent of horizontal displacement caused by a fault

b) an upward displacement of soil, rocks, etc., usually caused by frost or moisture: often called heaving: See also HEAVES

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heave ho!

an exclamation used by sailors, as when heaving in the anchor

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heave to

1. Naut. to stop forward movement, esp. by bringing the vessel's head into the wind and keeping it there

2. to stop

heaver

n.

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Synonyms:

Lift, hoist, raise, elevate, raise up, Pant, Swell, rising, swelling, heaving / Breathe, force from the breast, raise, exhale, Swell, dilate, expand, Retching, effort to vomit / Throw, toss, hurl, send, fling, Retch, keck, try to vomit, Struggle, striving, effort / Struggle, strive, make an effort, Fling, throw

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Heave — (h[=e]v), v. t. [imp. {Heaved} (h[=e]vd), or {Hove} (h[=o]v); p. p. {Heaved}, {Hove}, formerly {Hoven} (h[=o] v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Heaving}.] [OE. heven, hebben, AS. hebban; akin to OS. hebbian, D. heffen, OHG. heffan, hevan, G. heben, Icel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heave — (h[=e]v), v. i. 1. To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound. [1913 Webster] And the huge columns heave into the sky. Pope. [1913 Webster] Where heaves the turf in many a moldering heap. Gray. [1913 Webster] The heaving sods… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heave to — {v.} To bring a ship to a stop; bring a sailing ship to a standstill by setting the sails in a certain way. * / Heave to! the captain shouted to his crew./ * /We fired a warning shot across the front of the pirate ship to make her heave to./ … Dictionary of American idioms
heave to — {v.} To bring a ship to a stop; bring a sailing ship to a standstill by setting the sails in a certain way. * / Heave to! the captain shouted to his crew./ * /We fired a warning shot across the front of the pirate ship to make her heave to./ … Dictionary of American idioms
heave — heave; heave·less; up·heave; up·heave·ment; … English syllables
heave — ► VERB (past and past part. heaved or chiefly Nautical hove) 1) lift or haul with great effort. 2) produce (a sigh) noisily. 3) informal throw (something heavy). 4) rise and fall rhythmically or spasmodically. 5) … English terms dictionary
heave-ho — ☆ heave ho [hēv′hō′] n. [see the phrase HEAVE HO! in HEAVE ] Informal dismissal, as from a position: chiefly in the phrase give (or get) the (old) heave ho … English World dictionary
Heave — Heave, n. 1. An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one s self, or to move something heavy. [1913 Webster] After many strains and heaves He got up to his saddle eaves. Hudibras. [1913 Webster] 2. An upward motion; a rising; a swell or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heave-ho — interjection, n 1.) old fashioned used as an encouragement to a person or group of people who are pulling something, especially on ships 2.) give someone the (old) heave ho informal to end a relationship with someone, or to make someone leave… … Dictionary of contemporary English
heave-ho — noun give someone the heave ho INFORMAL 1. ) to end a relationship with someone 2. ) to tell someone they have to leave their job … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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