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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lift, raise |
| Type of | propulsion, actuation |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | heave up, heft, heft up |
| Type of | lift |
| Has types | weigh the anchor, upheave, weigh anchor |
| Derivation | heaving, heaver |
heave::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | buckle, warp |
| Type of | change surface |
| Has types | lift |
heave::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | move |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | throw |
| Derivation | heaving |
Examples of heave
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Rarely has a half-court heave carried the vanquished hopes of so many underdogs.
From the time.com
Delaney emerged from a scramble and raced toward midcourt for a last-gasp heave.
From the al.com
This time, Janele Henderson banked in a 27-foot desperation heave at the buzzer.
From the timesunion.com
They seem to think that one last heave and they will be on top of the situation.
From the guardian.co.uk
His 192-3 throw is the best discus heave of the season in Missouri and Illinois.
From the stltoday.com
All the pines shudder and heave a sigh when that man steps on the forest floor.
From the theatlantic.com
On the game's final play, North Carolina didn't even get a heave at the end zone.
From the newsobserver.com
Recent flooding from severe thunderstorms has caused the road surface to heave.
From the post-gazette.com
Living where it's warm, I wasn't aware there was such a thing as a frost heave.
From the orlandosentinel.com
- An upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
- Utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"
- Throw with great effort
- (geology) a horizontal dislocation
- Billow: rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"
- An involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves"
- In mechanics, degrees of freedom (DOF) are the set of independent displacements and/or rotations that specify completely the displaced or deformed position and orientation of the body or system. ...
- (Heaves) Recurrent airway obstruction, also known as broken wind, heaves, or sometimes by the term usually used for humans ("chronic obstructive pulmonary disease" or "disorder"), is a respiratory disease in horses. ...
- (Heaving) Vomiting (known medically as emesis and informally as throwing up and a number of other terms) is the forceful expulsion of the contents of one's stomach through the mouth and sometimes the nose. ...
