Dictionary entry details
• HEAVE (noun)
Meaning:
An upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
heave; heaving
Context example:
the heaving of waves on a rough sea
Hypernyms ("heave" is a kind of...):
ascension; ascent; rise; rising (a movement upward)
Meaning:
(geology) a horizontal dislocation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("heave" is a kind of...):
motion; movement (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)
Domain category:
geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)
Meaning:
The act of lifting something with great effort
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
heaving; heave
Hypernyms ("heave" is a kind of...):
ascending; ascension; ascent; rise (the act of changing location in an upward direction)
Meaning:
An involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
retch; heave
Context example:
a bad case of the heaves
Hypernyms ("heave" is a kind of...):
spasm ((pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel))
Meaning:
The act of raising something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
raise; heave; lift
Context examples:
he responded with a lift of his eyebrow / fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
Hypernyms ("heave" is a kind of...):
actuation; propulsion (the act of propelling)
Meaning:
Throwing something heavy (with great effort)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
heaving; heave
Context examples:
he gave it a mighty heave / he was not good at heaving passes
Hypernyms ("heave" is a kind of...):
throw (the act of throwing (propelling something through the air with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist))
• HEAVE (verb)
Meaning:
Utter a sound, as with obvious effort
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do
Hypernyms (to "heave" is one way to...):
emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Throw with great effort
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "heave" is one way to...):
throw (project through the air)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Rise and move, as in waves or billows
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
surge; billow; heave
Context example:
The army surged forward
Hypernyms (to "heave" is one way to...):
blow up; inflate (fill with gas or air)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Lift or elevate
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
heft up; heft; heave up; heave
Hypernyms (to "heave" is one way to...):
lift (take hold of something and move it to a different location)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "heave"):
upheave (lift forcefully from beneath)
weigh anchor; weigh the anchor (heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The vessel hove into sight
Hypernyms (to "heave" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
gasp; pant; puff; heave
Context example:
The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily
Hypernyms (to "heave" is one way to...):
blow (exhale hard)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
warp; buckle; heave
Context example:
The highway buckled during the heat wave
Hypernyms (to "heave" is one way to...):
change surface (undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "heave"):
lift (rise upward, as from pressure or moisture)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
retch; gag; heave
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
