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单词 upheave
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Definition of upheave in English:

upheave

verbʌpˈhiːvˌəpˈhiv
[with object]literary
  • Heave or lift up (something, especially part of the earth's surface)

    the area was first upheaved from the primeval ocean
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She's taken to upheaving the cabinets nearest the dishwasher.
    • Everything is tilted upward, as if the painting were upheaving its contents - more fish, fruit and meat - at the viewer.
    • A week later I was in the backyard when I noticed the dirt near Keith's burial place had been upheaved.
    Synonyms
    haul, pull, lug, manhandle, drag, draw, tug

Rhymes

achieve, believe, breve, cleave, conceive, deceive, eve, greave, grieve, heave, interleave, interweave, khedive, leave, misconceive, naive, Neve, peeve, perceive, reave, receive, reive, relieve, reprieve, retrieve, sheave, sleeve, steeve, Steve, Tananarive, Tel Aviv, thieve, underachieve, weave, we've, Yves
 
 

Definition of upheave in US English:

upheave

verbˌəpˈhivˌəpˈhēv
[with object]literary
  • Heave or lift up (something, especially part of the earth's surface)

    the area was first upheaved from the primeval ocean
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A week later I was in the backyard when I noticed the dirt near Keith's burial place had been upheaved.
    • Everything is tilted upward, as if the painting were upheaving its contents - more fish, fruit and meat - at the viewer.
    • She's taken to upheaving the cabinets nearest the dishwasher.
    Synonyms
    haul, pull, lug, manhandle, drag, draw, tug
 
 
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