Sign Up
Sign In
中文
English Fox - English Dictionary
Meaning of
heave
in English
heave
us
//hiv//
uk
//hiːv//
#common
Plural
heaves
Past Tense
heaved
Past Participle
hove
Participle Verb
heaving
Third Person Singular
heaves
Definitions
Verb
to
lift
something
heavy
;
with
difficulty
The
workers
had
to
heave
the
heavy
box
up
the
stairs
.
to
throw
or
cast
something
The
sailor
began
to
heave
the
rope
out
to
the
waiting
boat
.
to
rise
and
fall
(
in
waves
,
etc
.)
The
stormy
sea
began
to
heave
and
toss
the
ship
.
to
retch
or
vomit
;
make
a
vomiting
effort
After
eating
the
spoiled
food
,
she
felt
sick
and
started
to
heave
.
to
pull
up
using
a
rope
;
in
nautical
contexts
The
crew
had
to
heave
the
anchor
up
from
the
seafloor
.
to
move
or
shift
something
(
nautically
);
change
position
The
ship
began
to
heave
from
side
to
side
in
the
rough
waters
.
Noun
an
upward
motion
or
swell
;
rising
The
ocean
experienced
a
heave
that
lifted
the
ship
.
an
effort
to
vomit
;
retching
The
patient
felt
a
heave
in
her
stomach
after
eating
spoiled
food
.
a
forceful
high-trajectory
shot
The
basketball
player
made
a
heave
from
half
court
.
a
vessel's
vertical
movement
(
in
a
short
time
)
The
ship
experienced
a
heave
as
it
rode
out
the
storm
.
Compounds / Phrases
heave-ho
heave in sight
heave in view
