heave
verb /hiːv/
/hiːv/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they heave | /hiːv/ /hiːv/ |
| he / she / it heaves | /hiːvz/ /hiːvz/ |
| past simple heaved | /hiːvd/ /hiːvd/ |
| past participle heaved | /hiːvd/ /hiːvd/ |
| -ing form heaving | /ˈhiːvɪŋ/ /ˈhiːvɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to lift, pull or throw somebody/something very heavy with one great effort
- heave something/somebody/yourself + adv./prep. I managed to heave the trunk down the stairs.
- They heaved the body overboard.
- He heaved himself out of his armchair.
- + adv./prep. We all heaved on the rope.
- Heave away lads!
Extra Examples- He heaved the bag up into the truck.
- I gripped his arm and heaved him to his feet.
- We managed to heave his great bulk onto the bed.
- I tried to heave myself up onto my knees.
- Sam heaved at the garage door.
- [intransitive] to rise up and down with strong, regular movements
- The boat heaved beneath them.
- heave with something Her shoulders heaved with laughter.
- [transitive] heave a sigh, etc. to make a sound slowly and often with effort
- We all heaved a sigh of relief.
- She heaved a long sigh.
- [intransitive] to experience the tight feeling in your stomach that you get before you vomit synonym retch
- The thought of it makes me heave.
- His stomach heaved.
Word OriginOld English hebban, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heffen and German heben ‘lift up’.
Idioms
heave into sight/view
- (formal) (especially of ships) to appear, especially when moving gradually closer from a long way off
- A ship hove into sight.
- Like a galleon in full sail, Cara hove into view.