heave

1 of 2

verb

ˈhēv

heaved or hove ˈhōv How to pronounce heave (audio)

; heaving

transitive verb

: lift, raise

heaved the trunk onto the table

: throw, cast

heaved her books on the floor

: to utter with obvious effort or with a deep breath

heave a sigh of relief

: to cause to swell or rise

a spent horse gasping and heaving his chest

Frost had heaved the sidewalk.

geology : to displace (something, such as a rock stratum or a mineral vein) especially by a fault

: to draw, pull, or haul on (something, such as a rope)

heave a line

obsolete : elevate

intransitive verb

: to rise and fall rhythmically

The boat heaved up and down on the waves.

: pant

runners heaving at the finish line

: pull, push

heaving on a rope

: to move a ship in a specified direction or manner

past tense usually hove : to move in an indicated way

the ship hove into view

: to rise or become thrown or raised up

Roads had begun to heave with frost.

: retch, vomit

nearly heaved at the gruesome sight

: to strain or labor to do something difficult : struggle

heaver noun

heave

2 of 2

noun

: an effort to pull or raise something

with each heave of the rope

: an act or instance of throwing : hurl

gave the ball a heave toward the basket

: an upward motion : rising

especially : a rhythmical rising

the heave of his chest

geology : horizontal displacement especially by the faulting of a rock

the total heave of the strata

heaves plural in form but singular or plural in construction, veterinary medicine : chronic pulmonary emphysema of the horse resulting in difficult expiration, heaving of the flanks, and a persistent cough

Example Sentences

Verb She heaved the door shut. The quarterback heaved the ball down the field. She sat down and heaved a sigh of relief. Noun We lifted the box onto the table with a heave. He gave the rope a mighty heave. The quarterback uncorked a mighty heave. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Split any citrus, pop them in the device, then heave down on the lever to see the juice flow.

Brittney Morgan And Medgina Saint-elien, House Beautiful, 25 July 2022 The freeze-and-thaw cycle of late winter also can crack soil and heave shallow roots up.

Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2022 Some men helped Estrada heave the tub into the back of her 1974 Chevrolet truck.

Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022 As people screamed, some jumped out of their seats and rushed to help, trying to heave wood and other debris aside.

Diana Durán, Washington Post, 26 June 2022 With the summer of 2022 set to be one of the biggest for travel since the onset of the pandemic, these services are becoming all the more coveted as congestion and lines in airports are expected to heave with travelers during the summer months.

Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes, 1 June 2022 On Maui and Lanai, roads heave up hillsides, curl around cliffs and sail above thundering bays.

New York Times, 23 May 2022 Such news could spur some remote workers to heave a resigned sigh and flip their cameras on.

Sarah Todd, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2022 His desperation heave just before the shot clock expired put Miami ahead 107-101 with 43.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter and his two free throws at 10.9 seconds made it 109-103.

Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 28 May 2022

Noun

The officials awarded Marcus Smart three free throws with 0.9 seconds left when he was fouled by Giannis trying to get off a half-court heave.

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2022 The Jaguars had one last prayer, but Javon Franklin’s three-quarter-court heave came nowhere as the buzzer sounded.

Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 28 Mar. 2022 Boston scored its last 15 points of the second quarter on 3-pointers, and Tatum’s half-court heave at the buzzer rimmed out.

Arnie Stapleton, courant.com, 20 Mar. 2022 Stevens was fouled, made one of two free throws to extend the Cavs’ lead to three points, and Tyrese Haliburton’s game-tying half-court heave came up short as Indiana lost its third straight game.

James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Mar. 2022 But the shot clanked off iron, and WVU’s desperate full-court heave after Allen’s intentional free-throw miss with 1.3 seconds left fell a few yards short.

Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2022 Had a delay-of-game penalty been called, the Ravens would have had to try a 71-yard field goal or more likely heave a Hail Mary towards the end zone.

Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 1 Oct. 2021 His heave came up short after officials ruled that Kansas guard DaJuan Harris Jr., stepped out on an inbounds pass with 4.3 seconds left.

Eddie Pells, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Apr. 2022 His heave came up short after officials ruled that Kansas guard DaJuan Harris Jr., stepped out on an inbounds pass with 4.3 seconds left.

Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2022 See More

Kids Definition

heave 1 of 2

verb

ˈhēv

heaved or hove

ˈhōv

; heaving

: to raise with an effort

Help me heave this box onto the truck.

: hurl, throw

He heaved rocks into the water.

: to utter with an effort

She heaved a sigh of relief.

: to rise and fall again and again

The runner's chest was heaving.

: to be thrown or raised up

Frost caused the ground to heave.

heave

2 of 2

noun

: an effort to lift or raise

With a final heave they jammed him into the crate.

E. B. White, Charlotte's Web

: a forceful throw

: an upward motion (as of the chest in breathing or of waves in motion)

heave 1 of 2

verb

as in to hoist

to lift with effort I heaved my duffel bag into the bus's overhead compartment

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

hoist
upheave
heft
raise
up
boost
uplift
elevate
upraise
rear
uprear
hike
jack (up)
pick up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

drop
lower
sink
depress
submerge
submerse

as in to vomit

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth heaved as soon as he stepped off the roller coaster

Synonyms & Similar Words

vomit
hurl
retch
puke
barf
upchuck
eject
gag
throw up
spew
disgorge
spit up
lose one's lunch
toss one's cookies
regurgitate
nauseate
expel

as in to lift

to move from a lower to a higher place or position heaved the bucket from the bottom of the well

Synonyms & Similar Words

lift
hoist
raise
elevate
up
uplift
crane
heft
uphold
boost
heighten
take up
upraise
hike
rise
ascend
mount
pick up
jack (up)
perk (up)
rear
upend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

drop
fall
descend
slip
push
lower
plunge
pitch
sink
dip
bear
depress
press
submerge

as in to throw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm heaved the brick over the fence

Synonyms & Similar Words

throw
hurl
toss
fling
sling
fire
bowl
launch
catapult
chuck
cast
lob
hurtle
pitch
pelt
loft
peg
dash
dart
flip
thrust
roll
let fly
gun
propel
pass
hook
precipitate
eject
project
rifle
shoot
impel
buck

as in to gasp

to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty by the time he reached the top step of the tower, he was heaving

Synonyms & Similar Words

gasp
pant
wheeze
puff
hyperventilate
blow
snore
choke
huff
smother
gulp
strangle
exhale
gag
stifle
snuffle
asphyxiate
be out of breath
expire

heave

2 of 2

noun

as in thrust

Synonyms & Similar Words

thrust
climb
upheaval
soar
upturn
raise
rising
upwelling
upswing
upthrust
upsurge
uplifting
hoist
rise
ascension
uptrend
upraising
upsweep
ascent
boost
raising
hike
takeoff
elevation
liftoff
levitation
blastoff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

sinking
decrease
plop
down
decline
drop
plummeting
fall
dive
dip
plunge
downgrade
downfall
descent
comedown
nosedive

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of heave are boost, elevate, hoist, lift, raise, and rear. While all these words mean "to move from a lower to a higher place or position," heave implies lifting and throwing with great effort or strain.

heaved the heavy crate inside

The synonyms boost and heave are sometimes interchangeable, but boost suggests assisting to climb or advance by a push.

boosted his brother over the fence

Elevate may replace lift or raise especially when exalting or enhancing is implied.

elevated the taste of the public

The meanings of hoist and heave largely overlap; however, hoist implies lifting something heavy especially by mechanical means.

hoisted the cargo on board

The words lift and heave are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, lift usually implies exerting effort to overcome resistance of weight.

lift the chair while I vacuum

The words raise and heave can be used in similar contexts, but raise carries a stronger implication of bringing up to the vertical or to a high position.

scouts raising a flagpole

Rear may add an element of suddenness to raise.

suddenly reared itself up on its hind legs

单词	heave
释义	heave 1 of 2 verb ˈhēv heaved or hove ˈhōv ; heaving transitive verb 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 geology : to displace (something, such as a rock stratum or a mineral vein) especially by a fault 5 : to draw, pull, or haul on (something, such as a rope) heave a line 6 obsolete : elevate intransitive verb 1 a : to rise and fall rhythmically The boat heaved up and down on the waves. b : pant runners heaving at the finish line 2 a : pull, push heaving on a rope b : to move a ship in a specified direction or manner c past tense usually hove : to move in an indicated way the ship hove into view 3 : to rise or become thrown or raised up Roads had begun to heave with frost. 4 : retch, vomit nearly heaved at the gruesome sight 5 : to strain or labor to do something difficult : struggle heaver noun heave 2 of 2 noun 1 a : an effort to pull or raise something with each heave of the rope b : an act or instance of throwing : hurl gave the ball a heave toward the basket 2 : an upward motion : rising especially : a rhythmical rising the heave of his chest 3 geology : horizontal displacement especially by the faulting of a rock the total heave of the strata 4 heaves plural in form but singular or plural in construction, veterinary medicine : chronic pulmonary emphysema of the horse resulting in difficult expiration, heaving of the flanks, and a persistent cough Phrases heave to : to halt the headway of a ship (as by positioning a sailboat with the jib aback and the rudder turned sharply to windward) Synonyms Verb boost heft hoist jack (up) upheave See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb She heaved the door shut. The quarterback heaved the ball down the field. She sat down and heaved a sigh of relief. Noun We lifted the box onto the table with a heave. He gave the rope a mighty heave. The quarterback uncorked a mighty heave. See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb Split any citrus, pop them in the device, then heave down on the lever to see the juice flow. Brittney Morgan And Medgina Saint-elien, House Beautiful, 25 July 2022 The freeze-and-thaw cycle of late winter also can crack soil and heave shallow roots up. Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2022 Some men helped Estrada heave the tub into the back of her 1974 Chevrolet truck. Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022 As people screamed, some jumped out of their seats and rushed to help, trying to heave wood and other debris aside. Diana Durán, Washington Post, 26 June 2022 With the summer of 2022 set to be one of the biggest for travel since the onset of the pandemic, these services are becoming all the more coveted as congestion and lines in airports are expected to heave with travelers during the summer months. Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes, 1 June 2022 On Maui and Lanai, roads heave up hillsides, curl around cliffs and sail above thundering bays. New York Times, 23 May 2022 Such news could spur some remote workers to heave a resigned sigh and flip their cameras on. Sarah Todd, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2022 His desperation heave just before the shot clock expired put Miami ahead 107-101 with 43.9 seconds left in the fourth quarter and his two free throws at 10.9 seconds made it 109-103. Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 28 May 2022 Noun The officials awarded Marcus Smart three free throws with 0.9 seconds left when he was fouled by Giannis trying to get off a half-court heave. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2022 The Jaguars had one last prayer, but Javon Franklin’s three-quarter-court heave came nowhere as the buzzer sounded. Creg Stephenson \| Cstephenson@al.com, al, 28 Mar. 2022 Boston scored its last 15 points of the second quarter on 3-pointers, and Tatum’s half-court heave at the buzzer rimmed out. Arnie Stapleton, courant.com, 20 Mar. 2022 Stevens was fouled, made one of two free throws to extend the Cavs’ lead to three points, and Tyrese Haliburton’s game-tying half-court heave came up short as Indiana lost its third straight game. James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Mar. 2022 But the shot clanked off iron, and WVU’s desperate full-court heave after Allen’s intentional free-throw miss with 1.3 seconds left fell a few yards short. Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2022 Had a delay-of-game penalty been called, the Ravens would have had to try a 71-yard field goal or more likely heave a Hail Mary towards the end zone. Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 1 Oct. 2021 His heave came up short after officials ruled that Kansas guard DaJuan Harris Jr., stepped out on an inbounds pass with 4.3 seconds left. Eddie Pells, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Apr. 2022 His heave came up short after officials ruled that Kansas guard DaJuan Harris Jr., stepped out on an inbounds pass with 4.3 seconds left. Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Verb and Noun Middle English heven, from Old English hebban; akin to Old High German hevan to lift, Latin capere to take First Known Use Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 6 Noun circa 1571, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing heave frost heave heave-ho heave into view heave in/into sight the (old) heave-ho gave him the heave-ho heave to got the old heave-ho frost heave heave-ho heave into view heave in/into sight the (old) heave-ho gave him the heave-ho heave to got the old heave-ho See More Kids Definition heave 1 of 2 verb ˈhēv heaved or hove ˈhōv ; heaving 1 : to raise with an effort Help me heave this box onto the truck. 2 : hurl, throw He heaved rocks into the water. 3 : to utter with an effort She heaved a sigh of relief. 4 : to rise and fall again and again The runner's chest was heaving. 5 : to be thrown or raised up Frost caused the ground to heave. heave 2 of 2 noun 1 : an effort to lift or raise With a final heave they jammed him into the crate. E. B. White, Charlotte's Web 2 : a forceful throw 3 : an upward motion (as of the chest in breathing or of waves in motion) Medical Definition heave verb ˈhēv heaved; heaving transitive verb : vomit got carsick and heaved his lunch intransitive verb : to undergo retching or vomiting heave 1 of 2 verb 1 as in to hoist to lift with effort I heaved my duffel bag into the bus's overhead compartment Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance hoist upheave heft raise up boost uplift elevate upraise rear uprear hike jack (up) pick up Antonyms & Near Antonyms drop lower sink depress submerge submerse 2 as in to vomit to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth heaved as soon as he stepped off the roller coaster Synonyms & Similar Words vomit hurl retch puke barf upchuck eject gag throw up spew disgorge spit up lose one's lunch toss one's cookies regurgitate nauseate expel 3 as in to lift to move from a lower to a higher place or position heaved the bucket from the bottom of the well Synonyms & Similar Words lift hoist raise elevate up uplift crane heft uphold boost heighten take up upraise hike rise ascend mount pick up jack (up) perk (up) rear upend Antonyms & Near Antonyms drop fall descend slip push lower plunge pitch sink dip bear depress press submerge See More 4 as in to throw to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm heaved the brick over the fence Synonyms & Similar Words throw hurl toss fling sling fire bowl launch catapult chuck cast lob hurtle pitch pelt loft peg dash dart flip thrust roll let fly gun propel pass hook precipitate eject project rifle shoot impel buck 5 as in to gasp to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty by the time he reached the top step of the tower, he was heaving Synonyms & Similar Words gasp pant wheeze puff hyperventilate blow snore choke huff smother gulp strangle exhale gag stifle snuffle asphyxiate be out of breath expire heave 2 of 2 noun as in thrust Synonyms & Similar Words thrust climb upheaval soar upturn raise rising upwelling upswing upthrust upsurge uplifting hoist rise ascension uptrend upraising upsweep ascent boost raising hike takeoff elevation liftoff levitation blastoff Antonyms & Near Antonyms sinking decrease plop down decline drop plummeting fall dive dip plunge downgrade downfall descent comedown nosedive See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of heave are boost, elevate, hoist, lift, raise, and rear. While all these words mean "to move from a lower to a higher place or position," heave implies lifting and throwing with great effort or strain. heaved the heavy crate inside The synonyms boost and heave are sometimes interchangeable, but boost suggests assisting to climb or advance by a push. boosted his brother over the fence Elevate may replace lift or raise especially when exalting or enhancing is implied. elevated the taste of the public The meanings of hoist and heave largely overlap; however, hoist implies lifting something heavy especially by mechanical means. hoisted the cargo on board The words lift and heave are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, lift usually implies exerting effort to overcome resistance of weight. lift the chair while I vacuum The words raise and heave can be used in similar contexts, but raise carries a stronger implication of bringing up to the vertical or to a high position. scouts raising a flagpole Rear may add an element of suddenness to raise. suddenly reared itself up on its hind legs
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