Heaves definition

hēvz
Chronic emphysema of horses, characterized by forced breathing, coughing, heaving of the flanks, etc.
pluralNoun
0
0
(informal) A bout of vomiting.
pluralNoun
0
0
Plural form of heave.
noun
0
0
(colloquial) A period of retching.

I have the dry heaves, I rather just throw up and get it over with.

noun
0
0
A disease of horses characterized by coughing and difficult breathing.
noun
0
0
Advertisement
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of heave.
verb
0
0
(the) dry heaves
  • a bout of retching that brings up no vomit
idiom
0
0

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

(the) dry heaves