heave (h v)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 utter with effort or pain: heaved a groan of despair. 4. To vomit (something). 5. past tense and past participle hove (h  v) 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. 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. Phrasal Verb: 1. The effort of heaving. 2. An act of hurling; a throw, especially when considered in terms of distance: a heave of 63 feet. 3. Geology A horizontal dislocation, as of a rock stratum, at a fault. 4. An upward movement. 5. The act or an instance of gagging or vomiting. 6. heaves (used with a sing. or pl. verb) A pulmonary disease of horses that is characterized by respiratory irregularities, such as coughing, and is noticeable especially after exercise or in cold weather. heave to Nautical Idiom: 1. To turn a sailing ship so that its bow heads into the wind and the ship lies motionless except for drifting, in order 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. heave into sight/view To rise or seem to rise over the horizon into view, as a ship. [Middle English heven, from Old English hebban; see kap- in Indo-European roots.] heav  er n. |
heave
Verb
[heaving, heaved]
1. to lift or move (something) with a great effort
2. to throw (something heavy) with effort
3. to utter (a sigh) noisily or unhappily
4. to rise and fall heavily
5. pt & pp hove Naut
a. to move in a specified direction: heave her bows around and head north
b. (of a vessel) to pitch or roll
6. to vomit or retch
Noun
the act of heaving [Old English hebban]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | heave - an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" |
| 2. | heave - (geology) a horizontal dislocation geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks | |
| 3. | heave - the act of lifting something with great effort | |
| 4. | heave - an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves" 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" 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" 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" |
| 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" | |
| 4. | heave - lift or elevate 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" 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" 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 |
heave
Translations
heave [hiːv] vt (= pull) → tirar (= push); empujar con esfuerzo (= lift); levantar (con esfuerzo)
heave to vi (NAUT) → ponerse al pairo
heave [hiːv] vt (pull) → ziehen;
(push) → schieben;
(lift) → (hoch)heben
heave to heave [hove , pt, pp ] vi (Naut) → beidrehen
v heave [hiːv]
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) zvednout (se) løfte; hive (hoch-)heben σηκώνω κτ. με προσπάθεια tirar; levantar; arrastrar tõstma, hiivama به زور بلند كردن nostaa, kiskoa (sou)lever, tirer (avec effort) לְהָרִים जोर लगाकर उठाना dizati, vuci (fel)emel mengangkat hífa, lyfta sollevare, alzare, tirare 持ち上げる 들어［끌어］ 올리다 (pa)kelti, tempti celt; cilāt (smagumu); vilkt mengangkat dgn susah payah hevelen heve, løfte møysommelig dźwigać, ciągnąć puxar a ridica, a trage (cu greu) поднимать (с трудом) zdvihnúť (sa) dvigniti zapeti lyfta, häva ลาก kaldırmak (用力地)舉起 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 hodit kaste werfen πετώ, ρίχνω lanzar, arrojar viskama پرتاب كردن paiskata lancer לִזרוֹק कोई भारी सामान फेंकना bacati hajít melemparkan kasta tirare 投げる 내던지다 mesti mest; sviest menghumbankan werpen, donderen kaste, hive rzucać atirar a arunca швырять hodiť vreči baciti hiva, kasta ทุ่ม atmak 扔擲 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) nadzvedávat hæve sig; stige og synke heben und senken ανεβοκατεβαίνω ρυθμικά agitarse, temblar kõikuma بلند شدن و افتادن kohoilla (se) soulever לַעֲלות וְלָרֶדֶת उठना dizati se i spuštati megemelkedik bergoyang bylgjast sollevare 上下する (지층을) 전위시키다 kilti, kilnotis viļņot; bangot beralun-alun schudden stige og synke, bølge falować agitar-se a (se) zgudui вздыматься dvíhať dvigati (se) podići häva sig (svalla, bölja) ทำให้นูนขึ้น şiddetle yerinden oynatmak 鼓起 труситися تیزي سے اتار چڑھاؤ làm nhấp nhô 鼓起
n
the act of heaving He gave one heave and the rock moved; the heave of the waves. trek, deining رَفْعَه повдигане nápor; dmutí løft; rejsning das Heben τράβηγμα, ανεβοκατέβασμα tirón; empujón; oleada (mar) tõstmine زور nostaminen, aaltoilu poussée, houle הֲרָמָה उत्क्षेपण dizanje, nadizanje (fel)emelés angkatan lyfting, átak spinta; tiro 持ち上げること 들어올리기, 굽이침 pakėlimas, trūktelėjimas, bangavimas []celšana; []vilkšana; viļņošanās; bangošanās menghumban; berombak-ombak hijs kast, rykk dźwignięcie, pociągnięcie puxão brânci; freamăt бросок; подъём nápor; zdvihnutie dviganje trzaj hävning, lyftning, tag การพยายามยกขึ้น atma, fırlatma 舉 підіймання; хвилювання جھٹکا دینے یا کھینچنے کا عمل sự nhấp nhô; sự phập phồng 举
heave a sigh
to sigh He heaved a sigh of relief when he reached safety. 'n sug slaak يَتَنَهَّد въздишам vydechnout si udstøde einen Seufzer ausstoßen 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 sukk westchnąć dar um suspiro a scoate un oftat (тяжело) вздохнуть vydýchnuť si globoko vzdihniti duboko udahnuti dra en suck ถอนหายใจ içini çekmek, göğüs geçirmek 發出(嘆息) тяжко зітхати آنہیں بھرنا thở dài 发出（叹息）
heave to [houv]
(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 zastavit se lægge bi beidrehen σταματώ pairar peatama, peatuma ايستادن pysähtyä en panne mettre 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 (się) parar ложиться в дрейф zastaviť sa ustaviti (se) zaustaviti se dreja (lägga) bi หยุด (rüzgârı başa alıp) durdurmak 使(船)停航 лягти у дрейф سمندر میں تھم جانا dừng lại 顶风停船
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