Heave Definition

hēv
heaved, heaves, heaving, hove
verb
heaved, heaves, heaving, hove
To raise or lift, esp. with effort.
Webster's New World
To lift in this way and throw or cast.
Webster's New World
To throw.
Webster's New World
To make strenuous, spasmodic movements of the throat, chest, or stomach.
Webster's New World
To utter (a sigh, groan, etc.) with great effort or pain.
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noun
heaves
The act or effort of heaving.
Webster's New World
An act of hurling; a throw, especially when considered in terms of distance.
A heave of 63 feet.
American Heritage
A throw.
Webster's New World
An upward displacement of soil, rocks, etc., usually caused by frost or moisture.
Webster's New World
An upward movement of a surface, especially when caused by swelling and expansion of clay, removal of overburden, or freezing of subsurface water.
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idiom
heave into sight
  • To rise or seem to rise over the horizon into view, as a ship.
American Heritage
heave ho!
  • an exclamation used when heaving or lifting something heavy, as by sailors when heaving in the anchor
Webster's New World
heave to
  • to stop forward movement, esp. by bringing the vessel's head into the wind and keeping it there
  • to stop
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Heave

Noun

Singular:
heave
Plural:
heaves

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Origin of Heave

  • From Middle English heven, hebben, from Old English hebban, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to take up, lift”) (compare West Frisian heffe, Dutch heffen, German heben, Danish hæve), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyé-, from the root *keh₂p- (compare Old Irish cáin 'law, tribute', cacht 'prisoner', Latin capiō 'to take', Latvian kàmpt 'to seize', Albanian kap (“I grasp, seize”), Ancient Greek κάπτω (káptō, “to gulp down”), κώπη (kṓpē, “handle”)).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English heven from Old English hebban kap- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Heave Sentence Examples

  • Its throes will heave our exuviae from their graves.

  • To "heave the log," a man holds the log-reel over his head (at high speeds the man and portable reel are superseded by a fixed reel and a winch fitted with a brake), and the officer places the peg in the log-ship, which he then throws clear and to windward of the ship, allowing the line to run freely out.

  • One more heave to a final settlement is not in prospect.

  • Heave away, boys!... but despite their united efforts the wattle hardly moved, and in the silence that followed the heavy breathing of the men was audible.

  • A burning sensation began in her throat and she realized she was going to heave.

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