heave1 verbheave2 noun
heaveheave1 /hiːv/ ●○○ verb 
WORD ORIGINheave1
Origin:
Old English hebbanVERB TABLE
heave
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | heave |
| he, she, it | heaves | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | heaved, hove |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have heaved, hove |
| he, she, it | has heaved, hove | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had heaved, hove |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will heave |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have heaved, hove |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am heaving |
| he, she, it | is heaving | |
| you, we, they | are heaving | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was heaving |
| you, we, they | were heaving | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been heaving |
| he, she, it | has been heaving | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been heaving |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be heaving |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been heaving |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Everyone pull together now. Are you ready? Heave!
- I think I'm gonna heave.
- Joe heaved it over the fence into the alley.
- My chest was heaving with the effort.
- Rod bent down and heaved the sack onto his shoulder.
- Suddenly the ground heaved under their feet.
- Finally they heaved the trussed piglet into a waiting truck.
- He watched Joe heave his bulk out of the chair.
- I heave an armchair into the kitchen, lay out some light reading, and prepare a flask of coffee.
- She looked out of the now sparkling window and heaved a deep sigh.
- She turned her back again, her shoulders heaving, her eyes blind with tears.
- They pulled and heaved under the prodding and loud yelling of the teamster who tried to coordinate them.
THESAURUS
to make something or someone move in the direction that your hands are moving: · He pulled her towards him and kissed her.· Sam was pulling on his socks.
to pull something suddenly with a short quick movement, often to get someone’s attention: · ‘Look,’ he said, tugging at his brother’s sleeve.· I tugged at the drawer but it wouldn’t open.
to pull something along the ground, especially because it is heavy: · If we can’t lift the piano, we’ll have to drag it.
to pull something big and heavy using a lot of effort, especially upwards and using a rope: · They hauled their boats further up the beach.· fishermen hauling in their nets
to pull or lift something very heavy, especially with one movement: · He heaved the sack of sand onto his shoulder.
formal to pull something or someone gently in a particular direction: · Lisa reached for his hand but he drew it away.
to be attached to a vehicle or piece of machinery and make it move behind you in the direction you are going: · Ten dogs were pulling a sledge over the ice.· a tractor pulling a plough
to pull a vehicle behind – used about a vehicle, a boat, or a horse pulling something using a rope or chain: · The car in front of us was towing a caravan.· Horses were used to tow the boats along the canals.
to pull a vehicle such as a carriage – used especially about horses doing this: · a carriage drawn by four horses· a horse-drawn cart
to make something such as a ball or stone move quickly through the air using your hand: · I threw the ball back to him.· Protestors began throwing stones at the police.· I just threw the letter in the bin.
(also chuck) informal to throw something, especially in a careless way without using much effort: · She tossed her coat onto the bed.· Can you chuck me the remote control?
to throw something with a lot of force: · Someone hurled a brick through his window.
to angrily throw something somewhere with a lot of force, or to carelessly throw something somewhere because you have very little time: · He flung her keys into the river.· I flung a few things into a suitcase.
to throw something heavy using a lot of effort: · They heaved the log into the river.
to throw something high into the air over someone or something: · The police lobbed tear gas canisters over the heads of the demonstrators.
Longman Language Activatorto pull something heavy to make a vehicle or piece of machinery move along behind - use this especially about animals or heavy vehicles that are attached to something they are pulling: · The Queen's carriage was pulled by two white horses.· a tractor pulling a plough
to pull something or someone along the ground, especially because they are too heavy to carry: drag something along/over/away etc: · One of the firemen went back in and dragged my husband out through the flames.· Pick up your chairs, children. Don't drag them along the floor.
to pull something heavy with a strong continuous movement, often using a rope: haul something along/out/away etc: · Somehow we managed to haul the boat out of the water and onto the bank.haul in a net/rope (=pull it towards you): · At about five o'clock the beach was full of activity, with the fishermen hauling in their nets.
if a vehicle or boat tows something, it pulls it behind it: · What's the speed limit for cars towing trailers?tow something to/from/along etc: · The damaged ship was towed to the nearest port.tow something away (=tow a vehicle to a place where it can be repaired, or where it is not causing a problem): · The police had towed his car away because it was blocking the road.
to pull something very heavy with one great effort: · Everyone pull together now. Are you ready? Heave!heave something onto/into/over etc: · Rod bent down and heaved the sack onto his shoulder.
to vomit also be sick British bring food or drink up from your stomach out through your mouth because you are ill, drunk, shocked etc: · Keith's had a particularly nasty form of the illness - he's even been throwing up with it.· One of my worst memories is of being sick in school assembly.· Just thinking about it makes me want to throw up.· The dog's been sick all over the carpet.throw something up: · I tried giving him some cool, boiled water, but he even threw that up.
to bring food or drink up from your stomach out through your mouth - used especially in medical contexts: · If she starts vomiting, contact the doctor immediately.
/barf American informal to bring food or drink up from your stomach out through your mouth because you are ill, drunk etc: · It smells like someone puked in here.· I could barely stand up without barfing.
to bring food or drink up from your stomach out through your mouth, especially just after eating or drinking: bring up something: · It is quite normal for your baby to bring up some milk after feeding.bring something/it up: · 'Did you try giving him steamed fish?' 'Yes, but he brought it all up again.'
if birds or animals regurgitate something they have just eaten, they bring it up through their mouth, for example in order to feed it to their young: · The chicks will feed on the partially-digested food regurgitated by the parent.
if you retch or heave , your stomach muscles move in an uncontrollable way as though you are going to vomit: · He was doubled over in pain, gasping and retching as if his insides were on fire.· The stench from the bed was enough to make Detective Saunders heave.
if you gag , your throat moves as though you are going to vomit, especially because you have tasted or smelled something very unpleasant: · I could hardly eat the fish without gagging.gag at/on: · Janir took a sip of the medicine and gagged at the vile taste.· Joe gagged on his first cigarette, red-faced and choking.
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hearing, adjectiveharelip, nounhay fever, nounheadache, nounhealth, nounheart attack, nounheartburn, nounheart disease, nounheart failure, nounheat exhaustion, nounheat rash, nounheatstroke, nounheave, verbhepatitis, nounhernia, nounherpes, nounHIV, nounhormone replacement therapy, nounhospital, nounhospitalize, verbhot flush, nounhousebound, adjectiveHRT, nounhump, nounhumpback, nounhunchback, nounhungover, adjectivehydrophobia, nounhypertension, nounhypothermia, nounhysterectomy, nounhysteria, nounhysterical, adjectiveillness, nounimmune, adjectiveimmune system, nounimmunity, nounimmunize, verbimmunology, nounimpacted, adjectiveimpediment, nounimpetigo, nounimpotent, adjectiveincision, nounincontinent, adjectiveincubate, verbincurable, adjectiveindigestion, nounindisposed, adjectiveindisposition, nouninfantile, adjectiveinfantile paralysis, nouninfect, verbinfected, adjectiveinfection, nouninfectious, adjectiveinfirmity, nouninflammation, nouninflammatory, adjectiveinfluenza, nouninfusion, nouningrowing, adjectiveinoculate, verbinoperable, adjectiveinsane, adjectiveinsanity, nouninsomnia, nouninsomniac, nouninstability, nounintensive care, nounintravenous, adjectiveinvalid, nouninvalidity, nouninvasive, adjectiveirregular, adjectiveirritable bowel syndrome, nounirritant, nounirritate, verbirritated, adjectiveirritation, noun-ism, suffixisolation, nounjaundice, nounjaundiced, adjectivejet lag, nounknock-kneed, adjectiveknotted, adjectivelaceration, nounlaryngitis, nounlegionnaire's disease, nounleper, nounleprosy, nounlesion, nounleukemia, nounlisp, nounlisteria, nounliverish, adjectivelockjaw, nounlong-sighted, adjectiveloose, adjectivelozenge, nounlumbago, nounlunacy, nounLyme disease, nounmad cow disease, nounmalady, nounmalaise, nounmalaria, nounmalformation, nounmalignancy, nounmalignant, adjectivemalnourished, adjectivemalnutrition, nounmange, nounmangy, adjectivemania, nounmanic, adjectivemanic depression, nounmastitis, nounME, nounmeasles, nounmedicinal, adjectivemegalomania, nounmegalomaniac, nounmelancholia, nounmelancholic, adjectivemelanoma, nounmend, verbmeningitis, nounmentally handicapped, adjectivemigraine, nounmild, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmole, nounmongol, nounmono, nounmononucleosis, nounmorbid, adjectivemorning sickness, nounmoron, nounmotion sickness, nounmotor neurone disease, nounMRI, nounMRSA, nounMS, nounmultiple sclerosis, nounmumps, nounmurmur, nounmusclebound, adjectivemuscular dystrophy, nounmute, adjectivemute, nounmyopia, nounmyopic, adjectivemyxomatosis, nounnarcolepsy, nounnausea, nounnauseate, verbnauseous, adjectivenearsighted, adjectivenervous breakdown, nounnettle rash, nounneuralgia, nounneurosis, nounneurotic, adjectivenosebleed, nounnotifiable, adjectiveNSU, nounobesity, nounoff-colour, adjectiveoperate, verboperation, nounophthalmic, adjectiveophthalmology, noun-osis, suffixosteoarthritis, nounosteopathy, nounosteoporosis, nounoutpatient, nounoverbite, nounpacemaker, nounpaediatrics, 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nounsciatica, nounsclerosis, nounscrape, verbscrape, nounscratch, nounscurvy, nounseasick, adjectiveseizure, nounself-examination, nounsenile, adjectivesenile dementia, nounsenseless, adjectivesepsis, nounseptic, adjectivesepticaemia, nounserum, nounset, verbsexually transmitted disease, nounshell shock, nounshell-shocked, adjectiveshingles, nounshock, nounshort-sighted, adjectivesickle-cell anaemia, nounsickly, adjectivesickness, nounside effect, nounsightless, adjectivesimple fracture, nounsleeping sickness, nounslipped disc, nounsmallpox, nounsnakebite, nounsnow blindness, nounsore, adjectivesore, nounspastic, adjectivespecial needs, nounspecimen, nounspina bifida, nounsprain, verbsputum, nounsquint, verbsquint, nounstammer, nounstarvation, nounstarve, verbSTD, nounstomachache, nounstone, nounstrain, nounstrain, verbstrangulated, adjectivestrep throat, nounstroke, nounsty, nounsuccumb, verbsufferer, nounsunstroke, nounsuperbug, nounsurgical, adjectiveswelling, nounswollen, 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verbwriter's cramp, nounyaws, nounyeast infection, nounyellow fever, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Rebecca heaved a sigh of relief.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Rebecca heaved a sigh of relief.· United fans breathed a huge sigh of relief as Drogba's shot was tipped over the bar.
(=move up and down because they are crying or breathing deeply)· She turned her back again, her shoulders heaving, her eyes blind with tears.
(=to sigh loudly and deeply)· Uncle Walter heaved a sigh and slumped back in his chair.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Fifty feet in they stopped, utterly exhausted. their chests heaving.· I heard the harshness of his breath, and saw how his chest heaved.· His bare, bony chest heaved.· He faced me, his chest heaving.· Kenne turned, and staggered towards the door, his chest heaving as he cried.· Within 30 seconds his chest heaved twice.· Benjamin and Agrippa, chests heaving, cleaned their weapons.
· The water companies are heaving a sigh of relief.· Those whose companies' dealings with Codelco declined during that time frame say they are heaving sighs of relief.· However, as far as the retailers' 1992/93 profits are concerned, they have heaved a sigh of relief.· When Tom Hanks passed on the news that evening on his way home, Seb heaved a sigh of relief.· But the country's 150m neglected tenants heaved a sigh of relief.· Elizabeth heaved a sigh of relief upon reaching Aumery Park Farm.
· She turned her back again, her shoulders heaving, her eyes blind with tears.· The middle-aged woman rolled over and buried her face in her blanket, crying so bitterly her shoulders heaved.· I got my shoulder to it and heaved.· The woman stopped crying, although her shoulders continued to heave, and her cheeks were still wet with tears.· He stopped swinging his arms and stood with hands on hips, looking at her, his head and shoulders heaving.· Her shoulders heaving up and down.· Loretta put down her book, grasped him by the shoulders, and heaved him back into the arms of his tormentors.
· She looked out of the now sparkling window and heaved a deep sigh.· I heave a sigh of resignation, knowing how notoriously difficult it is to put unity into words.· He and Christopher got on well, and Jane heaved an inward sigh of relief.· Those whose companies' dealings with Codelco declined during that time frame say they are heaving sighs of relief.· The sergeant sat down, placed his feet into the ice-cold potassium permanganate solution and heaved a euphoric sigh of relief.· The water companies are heaving a sigh of relief.· She tried to imagine herself doing it and then heaved a small sigh.
· He felt his stomach heave and he retched against the wall.· Your stomach heaves uncontrollably, and vomit spews out of your mouth into the sink, splashing back up into your face.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► heave in sight/into view
1pull/lift [intransitive, transitive] to pull or lift something very heavy with one great effortheave somebody/something out of/into/onto etc something- As for Uncle Walter ... Alec heaved a sigh.
- However, as far as the retailers' 1992/93 profits are concerned, they have heaved a sigh of relief.
- I heave a sigh of resignation, knowing how notoriously difficult it is to put unity into words.
- Kathleen found herself heaving a sigh of relief.
- The water companies are heaving a sigh of relief.
- Those whose companies' dealings with Codelco declined during that time frame say they are heaving sighs of relief.
- When Tom Hanks passed on the news that evening on his way home, Seb heaved a sigh of relief.
Alan heaved his suitcase onto his bed. Mary heaved herself out of bed.heave on/at British English We had to heave on the rope holding the anchor to get it on board.► see thesaurus at pull2throw [transitive] to throw something heavy using a lot of effort: John heaved the metal bar over the fence.► see thesaurus at throw3heave a sigh to breathe in and then breathe out noisily and slowly once: Rebecca heaved a sigh of relief.4move up and down [intransitive] to move up and down with very strong movements: Michael’s shoulders heaved with silent laughter. The sea heaved up and down beneath the boat.5vomit [intransitive] informal to vomit6 (past tense and past participle hove) heave in sight/into view literary to appear, especially by getting closer from a distance: A few moments later a large ship hove into view. → heavingheave to phrasal verb (past tense and past participle hove to /ˌhəʊv ˈtuː $ ˌhoʊv-/) technical if a ship heaves to, it stops movingheave1 verbheave2 noun
heaveheave2 noun 1[countable] a strong pulling, pushing, or lifting movement: He gave the door a good heave.2[uncountable] literary a strong rising or falling movement