Meaning of Heave | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.
   countable
2. An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, etc.
   countable, uncountable
3. A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
   countable, uncountable
4. The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time.
   countable, uncountable
5. An effort to vomit; retching.
   countable, uncountable
6. Broken wind in horses.
   attributive, countable, rare, uncountable
7. A forceful shot in which the ball follows a high trajectory
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“We gave one more heave and the wall toppled over at last.”

“July made no reply but that of a sigh. For she was thinking of the heave she must make to see herself lifted from the ground.”

“and now the bed shook, the curtains rattled so, that I could scarce hear the sighs and murmurs, the heaves and pantings that accompanied the action, from the beginning to the end”

Fanny Hill

“The slab and piles will work together to resist 'ground heave' (the upward movement of the ground as it tries to push up into the box).”

“The dust would have to be watched out for with a heave horse, and most alfalfa hay...”

“The late stage is recognized by horse people as the true "heave" horse and at this stage most of the airways are partially or completely obstructed.”

“The bay horse was straining at the time the picture was taken, making its heave line more noticeable.”

“That left 15 needed from Boult's final set. Two dots were followed by a heave over deep mid-wicket, then came the outrageous moment of fortune.”

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