heave
An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something…An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.
» Tom heaved a sigh of relief.
Tom seufzte erleichtert auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
7 senses(countable)An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.
We gave one more heave and the wall toppled over at last.
подня́тиеpodnjátije, поднима́ниеpodnimánije
throwing something heavy (with great effort)
(countable, uncountable)An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, etc.
(countable, uncountable)A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
(geology) a horizontal dislocation
(countable, uncountable)The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time.
(countable, uncountable)An effort to vomit; retching.
the act of lifting something with great effort
(attributive, countable, rare, uncountable)Broken wind in horses.
(countable, uncountable)A forceful shot in which the ball follows a high trajectory
Examples
18 sentencesTom heaved a sigh of relief.
deTom seufzte erleichtert auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
In the sea, waves are heaving.
ruВздымаются морские волны. — AqQoyriq_1
He heaved a euphoric sigh of relief.
Tom has just been given the heave-ho.
deTom wurde gerade der Laufpass gegeben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This place will be heaving with tourists in summer.
deIm Sommer wird es hier nur so von Touristen wimmeln. — wannieh
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
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
plural: heavesSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.