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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.
HEAVE definition: 1. to move something heavy using a lot of effort: 2. to throw something forcefully, especially…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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. To move in a certain direction or to a specified position: The frigate hove alongside.
Definition of heave verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] He heaved Barney to his feet. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] He heaved himself up off his stool.
