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upheave

(up hēv′)

transitive verb upheaved or uphove , upheaving

to heave or lift up

intransitive verb

to rise as if forced up

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upheaver noun

See upheave in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb up·heaved, up·heav·ing, up·heaves

verb, transitive

To lift forcefully from beneath; heave upward.

verb, intransitive

To be lifted or thrust upward.

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