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- Dictionaryheave/hēv/
verb
- 1. lift or haul (a heavy thing) with great effort: "she heaved the sofa back into place" Similar Opposite
- 2. produce (a sigh): "he heaved a euphoric sigh of relief" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of heaving, especially a strong pull: "with that last heave, Maurice's anchor wrenched clear of the mud"
- 2. a sideways displacement in a fault.
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The meaning of HEAVE is lift, raise. How to use heave in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Heave.
HEAVE definition: 1. to move something heavy using a lot of effort: 2. to throw something forcefully, especially…. Learn more.
When you heave something, you haul or lift a heavy object. You might not realize how fat your cat has become until you have to heave him out of the way to make room for yourself on the sofa.
If you heave something heavy or difficult to move somewhere, you push, pull, or lift it using a lot of effort.
HEAVE meaning: 1. to move something heavy using a lot of effort: 2. to throw something forcefully, especially…. Learn more.
Heave definition: to throw, especially to lift and throw with effort, force, or violence. See examples of HEAVE used in a sentence.
HEAVE definition: 1. to move something heavy using a lot of effort: 2. to move up and down: 3. to breathe out…. Learn more.
Definition of heave noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of heave verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Heave Definition. To raise or lift, esp. with effort. To lift in this way and throw or cast. To throw. To make strenuous, spasmodic movements of the throat, chest, or stomach. To utter (a sigh, groan, etc.) with great effort or pain. The act or effort of heaving.
