heave

heave

 (hēv)

v. heaved, heav·ing, heaves

v.tr.

1. To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force: heaved the box of books onto the table. See Synonyms at lift.

2.

a. To throw (a heavy object) with great effort; hurl: heave the shot; heaved a brick through the window.

b. To throw or toss: heaved his backpack into the corner.

3. To give out or utter with effort or pain: heaved a sigh; heaved a groan.

4. To vomit (something).

5. past tense and past participle hove (hōv) Nautical

a. To raise or haul up by means of a rope, line, or cable: hove the anchor up and set sail.

b. To move (a ship) in a certain direction or into a certain position by hauling: hove the ship astern.

6. To make rise or swell: the wind heaving huge waves; an exhausted dog heaving its chest.

7. Geology To displace or move (a vein, lode, or stratum, for example).

v.intr.

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.

b. To pull at or haul a rope or cable: The brig is heaving around on the anchor.

c. To push at a capstan bar or lever.

n.

1. The act or effort of raising or lifting something: with a great heave hauled the fish onto the deck.

2. An act of hurling; a throw, especially when considered in terms of distance: a heave of 63 feet.

3. Geology

a. A horizontal dislocation, as of a rock stratum, at a fault.

b. An upward movement of a surface, especially when caused by swelling and expansion of clay, removal of overburden, or freezing of subsurface water.

4. An upward movement, especially of a ship or aircraft.

5. The act or an instance of gagging or vomiting.

6. heaves(used with a sing. or pl. verb) See recurrent airway obstruction.

Phrasal Verb:

heave to Nautical

1. To turn a sailing ship so that its bow heads into the wind and the ship lies motionless except for drifting, as to meet a storm: The brig hove to.

2. To turn an engine-powered vessel in a similar situation so that its bow heads into the seas while proceeding at low speed.

Idiom:

heave into sight/view

To rise or seem to rise over the horizon into view, as a ship.

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[Middle English heven, from Old English hebban; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

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heav′er n.

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heave

(hiːv)

vb, heaves, heaving or heaved, hove

1. (tr) to lift or move with a great effort

2. (tr) to throw (something heavy) with effort

3. to utter (sounds, sighs, etc) or breathe noisily or unhappily: to heave a sigh.

4. to rise and fall or cause to rise and fall heavily

5. (Nautical Terms) (past tense and past participle hove) nautical

a. to move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position: to heave in sight.

b. (intr) (of a vessel) to pitch or roll

6. (Geological Science) (tr) to displace (rock strata, mineral veins, etc) in a horizontal direction

7. (Medicine) (intr) to retch

n

8. the act or an instance of heaving

9. a fling

10. (Geological Science) the horizontal displacement of rock strata at a fault

[Old English hebban; related to Old Norse hefja, Old Saxon hebbian, Old High German heffen to raise, Latin capere to take, Sanskrit kapatī two hands full]

ˈheaver n

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heave

(hiv)

v. heaved (esp. Naut.) hove; heav•ing; v.t.

1. to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.

2. to throw, esp. to lift and throw with effort or force: to heave a stone through a window.

3. Naut. to move into a certain position or situation.

4. to utter laboriously or painfully: to heave a sigh.

5. to cause to rise and fall with a swelling motion: to heave one's chest.

6. to vomit; throw up.

7. to haul or pull on (a rope, cable, line, etc.).

v.i.

8. to rise and fall in rhythmically alternate movements: The ship heaved and rolled.

9. to breathe with effort; pant.

10. to vomit; retch.

11. to rise as if thrust up, as a hill; swell or bulge.

12. to pull or haul on a rope, cable, etc.

13. Naut. to move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation: The ship hove into sight.

14. heave to,

a. to stop the headway of (a vessel), esp. by bringing the head to the wind and trimming the sails.

b. to come to a halt.

n.

15. an act or effort of heaving.

16. a throw, toss, or cast.

17. the horizontal component of the apparent displacement resulting from a geologic fault, measured in a vertical plane perpendicular to the strike.

18. the rise and fall of the waves or swell of a sea.

19. heaves, (used with a sing. v.) Also called broken wind. a disease of horses characterized by difficult breathing.

Idioms:

heave ho! (an exclamation used by sailors, as when heaving the anchor up.)

[before 900; Middle English heven, variant (with -v- from preterit and past participle) of hebben, Old English hebban, c. Old Saxon hebbian, Old High German heffen, Old Norse hefja, Gothic hafjan]

heav′er, n.

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heave

Past participle: heaved/hove
Gerund: heaving

Imperative

heave

heave

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	heave - an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" heaving rising, ascension, ascent, rise - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
	2.	heave - (geology) a horizontal dislocation geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
	3.	heave - the act of lifting something with great effort heaving ascending, rise, ascent, ascension - the act of changing location in an upward direction
	4.	heave - an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves" retch spasm - (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
	5.	heave - the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up" raise, lift actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling
	6.	heave - throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes" heaving throw - the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
Verb	1.	heave - utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do" let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
	2.	heave - throw with great effort throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
	3.	heave - rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward" surge, billow inflate, blow up - fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
	4.	heave - lift or elevate heave up, heft, heft up upheave - lift forcefully from beneath weigh anchor, weigh the anchor - heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing lift - take hold of something and move it to a different location; "lift the box onto the table"
	5.	heave - move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	6.	heave - breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily" gasp, pant, puff blow - exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down"
	7.	heave - bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave" warp, buckle change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface lift - rise upward, as from pressure or moisture; "The floor is lifting slowly"
	8.	heave - make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit retch, gag

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heave

verb

1. lift, raise, pull (up), drag (up), haul (up), tug, lever, hoist, heft (informal) He heaved Barney to his feet.

2. throw, fling, toss, send, cast, pitch, hurl, sling Heave a brick at the telly.

3. expand, rise, swell, pant, throb, exhale, dilate, palpitate His chest heaved, and he took a deep breath.

4. surge, rise, swell, billow The grey seas heaved.

5. vomit, be sick, throw up (informal), chuck (up) (slang, chiefly U.S.), chuck (Austral. & N.Z. informal), gag, spew, retch, barf (U.S. slang), chunder (slang, chiefly Austral.), upchuck (U.S. slang), do a technicolour yawn (slang), toss your cookies (U.S. slang) He gasped and heaved and vomited.

6. breathe, sigh, puff, groan, sob, breathe heavily, suspire (archaic), utter wearily Mr Collier heaved a sigh and got to his feet.

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heave

verb

1. To move (something) to a higher position:

boost, elevate, hoist, lift, pick up, raise, rear, take up, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear.

2. To move vigorously from side to side or up and down:

pitch, rock, roll, toss.

3. To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm:

cast, dart, dash, fling, hurl, hurtle, launch, pitch, shoot, shy, sling, throw, toss.

Informal: fire.

4. To utter in a breathless manner:

gasp, pant.

5. To eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth:

throw up, vomit.

Slang: puke.

noun

1. An instance of lifting or being lifted:

boost, hoist, lift.

2. An act of throwing:

cast, fling, hurl, launch, pitch, shy, sling, throw, toss.

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Translations

رَفْعَهيَرْتَفِع ويَنْخَفِضيَرْفَع شيئا ثَقيلايَقْذِف

dmutíhoditnadzvedávatnáporzvednout

hæve sighivekasteløftløfte

Hebenhochhebenwerfen

levantar

souleveréleverlancerleverpoussée

megemelkedik

bylgjasthífa, lyftakastalyfting, átak

tirarealzarsi ed abbassarsi ritmicamenteapparireemetterefermare una nave

atsidustibangavimaskilnotispakėlimastrūktelėjimas

bangošanāsbangotcelšanaceltcilāt

bølgeløfte møysommeligrykkstige og synke

atmaatmakfırlatmakaldırmakşiddetle yerinden oynatmak

举扔掷抛用力地举起起伏

heave

[hiːv]

A. N (= lift) → gran esfuerzo m (para levantar ); (= pull) → tirón m, jalón m (LAm) (on de) (= push) → empujón m; (= throw) → echada f, tirada f; (= movement) [of waves, sea] → sube y baja m
with a heave of his shoulders → con un fuerte movimiento de hombros

B. VT (= pull) → tirar, jalar (LAm); (= drag) → arrastrar; (= carry) → llevar; (= lift) → levantar (con dificultad); (= push) → empujar; (= throw) → lanzar, tirar
they heaved the body off the cliff → lanzaron or tiraron el cuerpo por el acantilado
he heaved himself to a sitting position → se incorporó con gran esfuerzo
to heave a sigh → dar or echar un suspiro, suspirar
to heave a sigh of relief → suspirar aliviado

C. VI

1. (= rise and fall) [water etc] → subir y bajar; [chest, bosom] → palpitar

2. (= pull) → tirar, jalar (LAm) (at, on de)

3. (= retch) → hacer arcadas
her stomach was heaving → le daban arcadas, se le revolvía el estómago
it makes me heave → me da asco

4. (Naut) (hove (pt, pp)) (= move) → virar; (= pitch) → cabecear; (= roll) → balancearse
to heave in(to) sight → aparecer

heave to VI + ADV → ponerse al pairo

heave up VT + ADV [vomit] → devolver, arrojar

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heave

[ˈhiːv]

vt

(= lift) → soulever (avec effort)
to heave sth/sb into sth → soulever qch/qn pour le mettre dans qch(la)
to heave sth/sb onto sth → soulever qch/qn pour le mettre sur qch(la)
to heave o.s. up → se lever avec effort

to heave a sigh → pousser un gros soupir
to heave a sigh of relief → pousser un gros soupir de soulagement

vi

(= move up and down) [chest] → se soulever; [stomach] → se soulever

(= retch) → avoir des haut-le-cœur

to heave into view, to heave into sight (= appear) → apparaître

n (= effort) → effort m

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heave

vt

(= lift) → (hoch)hieven, (hoch)heben, wuchten (→ onto auf +acc); (= drag) → schleppen; he heaved himself out of bed → er hievte sich aus dem Bett (inf); she heaved him to his feet → sie wuchtete ihn auf die Beine

(= throw) → werfen, schmeißen (inf)

sigh, sob → ausstoßen

pret, ptp <hove> (Naut) → wenden; to heave anchor → den Anker lichten

vi

(= pull) → ziehen, hieven

(= move: ground) → sich heben und senken; (sea, waves, bosom) → wogen (geh); (stomach) → sich umdrehen; (body) → sich krümmen; the earthquake made the ground heave → bei dem Beben hob sich die Erde

pret, ptp <hove> (Naut) to heave into sight or view → in Sicht kommen; to heave alongside → längsseits gehen

n (of sea, waves) → Auf und Ab nt, → Wogen nt (geh); (of bosom, chest) → Wogen nt (geh); to lift/throw something with a great heave → etw mit großer Anstrengung hochhieven or hochwuchten/mit großer Wucht werfen

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heave

[hiːv]

1. n → sforzo; (of waves) → movimento (Geol) → rigetto

2. vt (pull) → tirare con forza; (drag) → trascinare a fatica; (lift) → sollevare a fatica; (throw) → scagliare
to heave a sigh → emettere or mandare un sospiro
to heave a sigh of relief → tirare un sospiro di sollievo
to heave anchor (Naut) → salpare l'ancora

3. vi

a. (sea, chest, stomach) → alzarsi ed abbassarsi
to heave at or to heave on (pull) → tirare con forza
he heaved with all his might → ha tirato con tutta la sua forza

b. (feel sick) → avere i conati di vomito
her stomach heaved → le si rivoltò lo stomaco

c. (hove (liter: pt, pp)) to heave in sight or into view → comparire all'orizzonte

heave to (hove (pt, pp)) vi + adv (Naut) → navigare in cappa

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heave

(hiːv) verb

1. to (try to) lift or to pull, with great effort. They heaved with all their strength, but could not move the rock; They heaved the wardrobe up into the lorry. hys, optel يَرْفَع شيئا ثَقيلا повдигам (се) puxar zvednout (se) heben løfte; hive σηκώνω κτ. με προσπάθεια tirar; levantar; arrastrar tõstma, hiivama به زور بلند كردن nostaa lever, tirer לְהָרִים जोर लगाकर उठाना dizati, vuci (fel)emel mengangkat hífa, lyfta sollevare, alzare, tirare 持ち上げる (노력하여) (들어)올리다 (pa)kelti, tempti celt; cilāt (smagumu); vilkt mengangkat dgn susah payah hevelenheve, løfte møysommelig dźwigać, ciągnąć هسكول ، جګول پورته كول ، لوړول ، پر سول ، غټول هسكېدل ، جګېدل ، پړسيدل ، ډډېدل ، غټېدل puxar a ridica, a trage (cu greu) поднимать zdvihnúť (sa) dvigniti zapeti lyfta, häva ลาก kaldırmak (試圖)用力舉起或拖拉 підіймати, тягти کافی محنت سے کھینچنا یا اٹھانا nhấc lên （用力地）举起

2. to throw (something heavy). Someone heaved a stone through my window. gooi يَقْذِف хвърлям atirar hodit werfen kaste πετώ, ρίχνωlanzar, arrojar viskama پرتاب كردن heittää lancer לִזרוֹק कोई भारी सामान फेंकना bacati hajít melemparkan kasta tirare 投げる 무거운 것을 던지다 mesti mest; sviest menghumbankan werpen, donderenkaste, hiverzucać پړسيدل atirar a arunca швырять hodiť vreči baciti hiva, kasta ทุ่ม atmak 扔擲(重物) шпурляти, жбурляти کسی بھاری چیز کو پھینکنا ném 扔掷

3. to rise, or rise and fall again several times. The earthquake made the ground heave. op en neer gaan, dein يَرْتَفِع ويَنْخَفِض надигам (се) agitar-se nadzvedávat heben und senken hæve sig; stige og synke ανεβοκατεβαίνω ρυθμικά agitarse, temblar kõikuma بلند شدن و افتادن vavahdella soulever לַעֲלות וְלָרֶדֶת उठना dizati se i spuštati megemelkedik bergoyang bylgjast sollevare 上下する 굽이치다 kilti, kilnotis viļņot; bangot beralun-alun schuddenstige og synke, bølgefalować جګول پورته كول agitar-se a (se) zgudui вздыматься dvíhať dvigati (se) podići häva sig (svalla, bölja) ยกขึ้น şiddetle yerinden oynatmak 隆起，不斷起伏 труситися تیزي سے اتار چڑھاؤ làm nhấp nhô 鼓起

noun

the act of heaving. He gave one heave and the rock moved; the heave of the waves. trek, deining رَفْعَه повдигане puxão nápor; dmutí das Heben løft; rejsning τράβηγμα, ανεβοκατέβασμα tirón; empujón; oleada tõstmine زور nosto poussée, houleהרמה उत्क्षेपण dizanje, nadizanje (fel)emelés angkatan lyfting, átak spinta; tiro 持ち上げること 들어올리기 pakėlimas, trūktelėjimas, bangavimas []celšana; []vilkšana; viļņošanās; bangošanās menghumban; berombak-ombak hijskast, rykk dźwignięcie, pociągnięcie زور puxão brânci; freamăt бросок; подъем nápor; zdvihnutie dviganje trzaj hävning, lyftning, tag การพยายามยกขึ้น atma, fırlatma 舉，拉，扔 підіймання; хвилювання جھٹکا دینے یا کھینچنے کا عمل sự nhấp nhô; sự phập phồng 举，抛，起伏

heave a sigh

to sigh. He heaved a sigh of relief when he reached safety. 'n sug slaak يَتَنَهَّد въздишам dar um suspiro vydechnout si einen Seufzer ausstoßen udstøde βγάζω αναστεναγμό suspirar, lanzar un suspiro ohkama آه كشيدن huokaista pousser un soupir לְהֵיאֲנָח आह भरना dahtati, uzdisati sóhajt (egyet) menghela napas andvarpa, stynja emettere un sospiro ため息をつく 한숨을 쉬다 atsidusti izdvest nopūtu menarik nafas lega een zucht slaken trekke et sukkwestchnąć اوسيلى كول، اوسيلل، سوړ اوسيلى ايستل، وير كول، خواشيني كول dar um suspiro a scoate un oftat вздохнуть vydýchnuť si globoko vzdihniti duboko udahnuti dra en suck ถอนหายใจ içini çekmek, göğüs geçirmek 發出嘆息聲 тяжко зітхати آنہیں بھرنا thở dài 发出叹息

heave to (houv) – past tense, past participle hove

– (of a ship) to (cause to) stop while at sea. The ship hove to. bydraai, tot staan bring تتوقَّف السَّفينَه وسْط البَحْر заставам на дрейф parar zastavit se beidrehen lægge bi σταματώpairar peatama, peatuma ايستادن pysähtyä mettre en panne לַעֲצוֹר סְפִינָה जहाज को रोकना zaustaviti (brod) vesztegel mogok stöðva skip mettersi in panna 止まる 배가 서다 sustoti, sustabdyti dreifēt berhenti bijdraaien dreie/legge bi zatrzymać دریدل parar ложиться в дрейф zastaviť sa ustaviti (se) zaustaviti se dreja (lägga) bi หยุด durdurmak (使船)在海上停泊 лягти у дрейф سمندر میں تھم جانا dừng lại 顶风停船，（船）停航

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