Heave

Meaning

Verb

●

To

with difficulty

; to

with some

; to

(a

thing).

●

To

, cast.

●

To

and fall.

●

To

with effort.

●

In Nautical:

To

with a

or cable.

●

To

(generally); to

, or cause to

upwards (particularly in

or

) or forwards.

●

To be

or

; to

upward, as a

or mound.

●

In Geology & Mining:

To

(a

, stratum).

●

To cause to

or

, especially in

exertions.

●

In Nautical:

To

a certain

or into a certain

or situation.

●

To

, to

to

; to

.

●

To

to

,

, or

anything; to

to do something difficult.

●

In British English & Thieves' cant:

To

; to

from; to plunder.

Noun

●

An

to

something, such as a

or

own body, or to

something heavy.

●

An upward

; a

; a

or

,

the

in

, of the

, of the

in an

, etc.

●

A

in a

,

at an

with another

.

●

In Nautical:

The

of

to which a

and down in a

. Compare pitch.

●

An

to

; retching.

●

Broken

in horses.

●

In Cricket:

A

in which the

a high trajectory

Sourced from

Origin

heave

English

heven

Middle English (1100-1500)

heofon

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

Sourced from

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