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heave
(hēv)v. heaved, heav·ing, heaves
v.tr.
1. To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force: heaved the box of books onto the table. See Synonyms at lift.
2.
a. To throw (a heavy object) with great effort; hurl: heave the shot; heaved a brick through the window.
b. To throw or toss: heaved his backpack into the corner.
3. To give out or utter with effort or pain: heaved a sigh; heaved a groan.
4. To vomit (something).
5. past tense and past participle hove (hōv) Nautical
a. To raise or haul up by means of a rope, line, or cable: hove the anchor up and set sail.
b. To move (a ship) in a certain direction or into a certain position by hauling: hove the ship astern.
6. To make rise or swell: the wind heaving huge waves; an exhausted dog heaving its chest.
7. Geology To displace or move (a vein, lode, or stratum, for example).
v.intr.
1. To rise up or swell, as if pushed up; bulge: The sidewalk froze and heaved.
2. To rise and fall in turn, as waves.
3. To gag or vomit.
4. To pant; gasp: heave for air.
5. past tense and past participle hove Nautical
a. To move in a certain direction or to a specified position: The frigate hove alongside.
b. To pull at or haul a rope or cable: The brig is heaving around on the anchor.
c. To push at a capstan bar or lever.
n.
Phrasal Verb: 1. The act or effort of raising or lifting something: with a great heave hauled the fish onto the deck.
2. An act of hurling; a throw, especially when considered in terms of distance: a heave of 63 feet.
3. Geology
a. A horizontal dislocation, as of a rock stratum, at a fault.
b. An upward movement of a surface, especially when caused by swelling and expansion of clay, removal of overburden, or freezing of subsurface water.
4. An upward movement, especially of a ship or aircraft.
5. The act or an instance of gagging or vomiting.
6. heaves(used with a sing. or pl. verb) See recurrent airway obstruction.
heave to Nautical
Idiom: 1. To turn a sailing ship so that its bow heads into the wind and the ship lies motionless except for drifting, as to meet a storm: The brig hove to.
2. To turn an engine-powered vessel in a similar situation so that its bow heads into the seas while proceeding at low speed.
heave into sight/view
To rise or seem to rise over the horizon into view, as a ship.
heav′er n.
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heave
(hiːv)vb, heaves, heaving or heaved, hove
1. (tr) to lift or move with a great effort
2. (tr) to throw (something heavy) with effort
3. to utter (sounds, sighs, etc) or breathe noisily or unhappily: to heave a sigh.
4. to rise and fall or cause to rise and fall heavily
5. (Nautical Terms) (past tense and past participle hove) nautical
a. to move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position: to heave in sight.
b. (intr) (of a vessel) to pitch or roll
6. (Geological Science) (tr) to displace (rock strata, mineral veins, etc) in a horizontal direction
7. (Medicine) (intr) to retch
n
8. the act or an instance of heaving
9. a fling
10. (Geological Science) the horizontal displacement of rock strata at a fault
[Old English hebban; related to Old Norse hefja, Old Saxon hebbian, Old High German heffen to raise, Latin capere to take, Sanskrit kapatī two hands full]
ˈheaver n
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heave
(hiv)v. heaved (esp. Naut.) hove; heav•ing; v.t.
1. to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.
2. to throw, esp. to lift and throw with effort or force: to heave a stone through a window.
3. Naut. to move into a certain position or situation.
4. to utter laboriously or painfully: to heave a sigh.
5. to cause to rise and fall with a swelling motion: to heave one's chest.
6. to vomit; throw up.
7. to haul or pull on (a rope, cable, line, etc.).
v.i. 8. to rise and fall in rhythmically alternate movements: The ship heaved and rolled.
9. to breathe with effort; pant.
10. to vomit; retch.
11. to rise as if thrust up, as a hill; swell or bulge.
12. to pull or haul on a rope, cable, etc.
13. Naut. to move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation: The ship hove into sight.
14. heave to,
n. a. to stop the headway of (a vessel), esp. by bringing the head to the wind and trimming the sails.
b. to come to a halt.
15. an act or effort of heaving.
16. a throw, toss, or cast.
17. the horizontal component of the apparent displacement resulting from a geologic fault, measured in a vertical plane perpendicular to the strike.
18. the rise and fall of the waves or swell of a sea.
19. heaves, (used with a sing. v.) Also called broken wind. a disease of horses characterized by difficult breathing.
Idioms: heave ho! (an exclamation used by sailors, as when heaving the anchor up.)
[before 900; Middle English heven, variant (with -v- from preterit and past participle) of hebben, Old English hebban, c. Old Saxon hebbian, Old High German heffen, Old Norse hefja, Gothic hafjan]
heav′er, n.
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heave
Past participle: heaved/hove
Gerund: heaving
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| Noun | 1. | heave - an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" |
| 2. | heave - (geology) a horizontal dislocation geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks | |
| 3. | heave - the act of lifting something with great effort | |
| 4. | heave - an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves" spasm - (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) | |
| 5. | heave - the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling | |
| 6. | heave - throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes" throw - the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base" | |
| Verb | 1. | heave - utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do" |
| 2. | heave - throw with great effort throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee" | |
| 3. |  heave - rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward" | |
| 4. | heave - lift or elevate upheave - lift forcefully from beneath weigh anchor, weigh the anchor - heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing lift - take hold of something and move it to a different location; "lift the box onto the table" | |
| 5. | heave - move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 6. | heave - breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily" blow - exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down" | |
| 7. | heave - bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave" change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface lift - rise upward, as from pressure or moisture; "The floor is lifting slowly" | |
| 8. | heave - make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit |
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heave
verb
1. lift, raise, pull (up), drag (up), haul (up), tug, lever, hoist, heft (informal) He heaved Barney to his feet.
3. expand, rise, swell, pant, throb, exhale, dilate, palpitate His chest heaved, and he took a deep breath.
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heave
verb1. To move (something) to a higher position:
3. To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm:
Informal: fire.
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Translations
رَفْعَهيَرْتَفِع ويَنْخَفِضيَرْفَع شيئا ثَقيلايَقْذِف
dmutíhoditnadzvedávatnáporzvednout
hæve sighivekasteløftløfte
megemelkedik
bylgjasthífa, lyftakastalyfting, átak
atsidustibangavimaskilnotispakėlimastrūktelėjimas
bangošanāsbangotcelšanaceltcilāt
heave
[hiːv]A. N (= lift) → gran esfuerzo m (para levantar ); (= pull) → tirón m, jalón m (LAm) (on de) (= push) → empujón m; (= throw) → echada f, tirada f; (= movement) [of waves, sea] → sube y baja m
with a heave of his shoulders → con un fuerte movimiento de hombros
with a heave of his shoulders → con un fuerte movimiento de hombros
B. VT (= pull) → tirar, jalar (LAm); (= drag) → arrastrar; (= carry) → llevar; (= lift) → levantar (con dificultad); (= push) → empujar; (= throw) → lanzar, tirar
they heaved the body off the cliff → lanzaron or tiraron el cuerpo por el acantilado
he heaved himself to a sitting position → se incorporó con gran esfuerzo
to heave a sigh → dar or echar un suspiro, suspirar
to heave a sigh of relief → suspirar aliviado
they heaved the body off the cliff → lanzaron or tiraron el cuerpo por el acantilado
he heaved himself to a sitting position → se incorporó con gran esfuerzo
to heave a sigh → dar or echar un suspiro, suspirar
to heave a sigh of relief → suspirar aliviado
C. VI
3. (= retch) → hacer arcadas
her stomach was heaving → le daban arcadas, se le revolvía el estómago
it makes me heave → me da asco
her stomach was heaving → le daban arcadas, se le revolvía el estómago
it makes me heave → me da asco
4. (Naut) (hove (pt, pp)) (= move) → virar; (= pitch) → cabecear; (= roll) → balancearse
to heave in(to) sight → aparecer
to heave in(to) sight → aparecer
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
heave
[ˈhiːv] vt
(= lift) → soulever (avec effort)
to heave sth/sb into sth → soulever qch/qn pour le mettre dans qch(la)
to heave sth/sb onto sth → soulever qch/qn pour le mettre sur qch(la)
to heave o.s. up → se lever avec effort
to heave sth/sb into sth → soulever qch/qn pour le mettre dans qch(la)
to heave sth/sb onto sth → soulever qch/qn pour le mettre sur qch(la)
to heave o.s. up → se lever avec effort
vi
(= move up and down) [chest] → se soulever; [stomach] → se soulever
(= retch) → avoir des haut-le-cœur
to heave into view, to heave into sight (= appear) → apparaître
n (= effort) → effort m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
heave
vt
(= lift) → (hoch)hieven, (hoch)heben, wuchten (→ onto auf +acc); (= drag) → schleppen; he heaved himself out of bed → er hievte sich aus dem Bett (inf); she heaved him to his feet → sie wuchtete ihn auf die Beine
sigh, sob → ausstoßen
vi
(= move: ground) → sich heben und senken; (sea, waves, bosom) → wogen (geh); (stomach) → sich umdrehen; (body) → sich krümmen; the earthquake made the ground heave → bei dem Beben hob sich die Erde
pret, ptp <hove> (Naut) to heave into sight or view → in Sicht kommen; to heave alongside → längsseits gehen
n (of sea, waves) → Auf und Ab nt, → Wogen nt (geh); (of bosom, chest) → Wogen nt (geh); to lift/throw something with a great heave → etw mit großer Anstrengung hochhieven or hochwuchten/mit großer Wucht werfen
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heave
[hiːv]2. vt (pull) → tirare con forza; (drag) → trascinare a fatica; (lift) → sollevare a fatica; (throw) → scagliare
to heave a sigh → emettere or mandare un sospiro
to heave a sigh of relief → tirare un sospiro di sollievo
to heave anchor (Naut) → salpare l'ancora
to heave a sigh → emettere or mandare un sospiro
to heave a sigh of relief → tirare un sospiro di sollievo
to heave anchor (Naut) → salpare l'ancora
3. vi
a. (sea, chest, stomach) → alzarsi ed abbassarsi
to heave at or to heave on (pull) → tirare con forza
he heaved with all his might → ha tirato con tutta la sua forza
to heave at or to heave on (pull) → tirare con forza
he heaved with all his might → ha tirato con tutta la sua forza
c. (hove (liter: pt, pp)) to heave in sight or into view → comparire all'orizzonte
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
heave
(hiːv) verb1. to (try to) lift or to pull, with great effort. They heaved with all their strength, but could not move the rock; They heaved the wardrobe up into the lorry.
2. to throw (something heavy). Someone heaved a stone through my window.
3. to rise, or rise and fall again several times. The earthquake made the ground heave.
noun the act of heaving. He gave one heave and the rock moved; the heave of the waves.
heave a sigh to sigh. He heaved a sigh of relief when he reached safety.
heave to (houv) – past tense, past participle hove – (of a ship) to (cause to) stop while at sea. The ship hove to.
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