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- Dictionaryheaving/ˈhiːvɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. (of a place) extremely crowded: informal British "the foyer was absolutely heaving with people"
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heaving adjective (MOVING) moving in large movements up and down: He stood on the heaving deck of the ship. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. General words for movement. betake. budge. budge up. carry.
1. : lift, raise. heaved the trunk onto the table. 2. : throw, cast. heaved her books on the floor. 3. : to utter with obvious effort or with a deep breath. heave a sigh of relief. 4. a. : to cause to swell or rise. a spent horse gasping and heaving his chest. Frost had heaved the sidewalk. b.
Heaving definition: rising and falling rhythmically or with a swelling motion, as ocean waves or the chest of someone breathing. See examples of HEAVING used in a sentence.
HEAVE definition: 1. to move something heavy using a lot of effort: 2. to throw something forcefully, especially…. Learn more.
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.
noun. throwing something heavy (with great effort) “he was not good at heaving passes”. synonyms: heave. see more. noun. an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) “the heaving of waves on a rough sea”. synonyms: heave.
Heave definition: to throw, especially to lift and throw with effort, force, or violence. See examples of HEAVE used in a sentence.
to throw something forcefully, especially something large and heavy: She picked up a heavy book and heaved it at him. [ I ] If something heaves, it makes one or more large movements up and down: As the wind increased, the deck of the ship began to heave beneath his feet. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Pulling. draft. drag someone away
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.
If you heave something heavy or difficult to move somewhere, you push, pull, or lift it using a lot of effort. It took five strong men to heave the statue up a ramp and lower it into place. American English : heave / ˈhiv /
