Definition of Heave

Noun

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

Verb

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

Word games points for the Heave

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Unscramble heave

16 unscramble word found using the letters heave.

ae, ah, ave, ea, eave, ee, eh, eve, ha, hae, have, he, heave, hevea, vae, vee,