heave
To lift with difficultyTo lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
» Tom heaved a sigh of relief.
Tom seufzte erleichtert auf.
Meaning
13 senses(transitive)To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
We heaved the chest-of-drawers up to the second-floor landing.
He hove himself out of the bed.
(transitive)To throw, cast.
They hove rocks into the pond.
The cap'n hove the body overboard.
werfen, wuchten, schleudern
throw with great effort
(intransitive)To rise and fall.
Her chest heaved with emotion.
здійматисяzdijmatysja
rise and move, as in waves or billows
(transitive)To utter with effort.
She heaved a sigh and stared out of the window.
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
(transitive)To pull up with a rope or cable.
Heave up the anchor there, boys!
(intransitive)To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
17 June, 1857, Edward Everett, The Statue of Warren the heaving sods of Bunker Hill
(transitive)To displace (a vein, stratum).
(ambitransitive)To move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation.
to heave the ship ahead
move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
(intransitive)To retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit.
The smell of the old cheese was enough to make you heave.
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
(intransitive)To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.
(archaic, transitive)To lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards.
heben, hieven
підійматиpidijmaty, підніматиpidnimaty
(archaic, transitive)To cause to swell or rise, especially in repeated exertions.
The wind heaved the waves.
Examples
18 sentencesTom heaved a sigh of relief.
deTom seufzte erleichtert auf.
In the sea, waves are heaving.
ruВздымаются морские волны.
He heaved a euphoric sigh of relief.
Tom has just been given the heave-ho.
deTom wurde gerade der Laufpass gegeben.
This place will be heaving with tourists in summer.
deIm Sommer wird es hier nur so von Touristen wimmeln.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English heven, hebben, from Old English hebban, from Proto-West Germanic *habbFrom Middle English heven, hebben, from Old English hebban, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to take up, lift”), from Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti, from the root *kap-. See also have.
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Forms
heaves, heaving, heaved, heavedSynonyms
171 synonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle