Danish Meaning of heave

hæve

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Definitions and Meaning of heave in English

Wordnet

heave (n)

an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)

(geology) a horizontal dislocation

the act of lifting something with great effort

an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting

the act of raising something

throwing something heavy (with great effort)

Wordnet

heave (v)

utter a sound, as with obvious effort

throw with great effort

rise and move, as in waves or billows

lift or elevate

move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position

breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat

make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

Webster

heave (v. t.)

To cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; to lift; to raise; to hoist; -- often with up; as, the wave heaved the boat on land.

To throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or colloquial, except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the lead; to heave the log.

To force from, or into, any position; to cause to move; also, to throw off; -- mostly used in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the ship ahead.

To raise or force from the breast; to utter with effort; as, to heave a sigh.

To cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom.

Webster

heave (v. i.)

To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.

To rise and fall with alternate motions, as the lungs in heavy breathing, as waves in a heavy sea, as ships on the billows, as the earth when broken up by frost, etc.; to swell; to dilate; to expand; to distend; hence, to labor; to struggle.

To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.

To make an effort to vomit; to retch; to vomit.

Webster

heave (n.)

An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, or to move something heavy.

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, and the like.

A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.

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