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UK
/hˈiːv/
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[ US /ˈhiv/ ]
[ US /ˈhiv/ ]
VERB
- lift or elevate
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move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
The vessel hove into sight -
rise and move, as in waves or billows
The army surged forward - throw with great effort
- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
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breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily -
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do -
bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
The highway buckled during the heat wave
NOUN
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the act of raising something
he responded with a lift of his eyebrow
fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up -
an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
a bad case of the heaves -
throwing something heavy (with great effort)
he was not good at heaving passes
he gave it a mighty heave - (geology) a horizontal dislocation
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an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
the heaving of waves on a rough sea - the act of lifting something with great effort
How To Use heave In A Sentence
- In chantries unrehearsed we'd wow the votarists and serenade the friary to panting ecstasies while summoned to kingly chambers we branked the troubadours, turning the sovereign mind to heaven, the courtiers left speechless with neglect... Strange Bedfellows
- To say that such admonitions are a means to preserve those from apostasy who are by other means (as suppose the absolute decree of God, or the interposal of his irresistible power for their perseverance, or the like) in no possibility of apostatizing, is to say that washing is a means to make snow white, or the rearing up of a pillar in the air a means to keep the heavens from falling. The Doctrine of the Saints��� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed
- Because large sum of metal money is heaved and inconvenient to handle, government issue paper money.
- I do not of course mean, Heaven forbid! that people should try to converse seriously; that results in the worst kind of dreariness, in feeling, as Stevenson said, that one has the brain of a sheep and the eyes of a boiled codfish. From a College Window
- If a jewel falls into the mire, it remains as precious as before; and though dust should ascend to heaven, its former worthlessness will not be altered.
- The firemen did heave a sigh of relief after pulling the deer out, but did not settle down and relax.
- In heaven the seraphim criticize the cherubim, who look down on the thrones: the original bureaucracy. YESTERDAY'S SHADOW
- Heave out the sails, let's row to the bank.
- Some great new players and the captainship of Catty lifting the team no end, thank heavens. RIP Fatboy, Blogger TV & stuff
- Not one bum track on this album and I was in heaven playing it.
