Search Result:heaves
KK Pronunciation
〔 hivz 〕
Pronunciation
〔 hi:vz 〕
Overview of noun heaves
The noun heaves has 1 sense
- heaves, broken wind -- (a chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks)
Overview of noun heave
The noun heave has 6 senses
- heave, heaving -- (an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea")
- heave -- ((geology) a horizontal dislocation)
- heave, heaving -- (the act of lifting something with great effort)
- heave, retch -- (an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves")
- lift, raise, heave -- (the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up")
- heave, heaving -- (throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes")
Overview of verb heave
The verb heave has 8 senses
- heave -- (utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do")
- heave -- (throw with great effort)
- billow, surge, heave -- (rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward")
- heave, heave up, heft, heft up -- (lift or elevate)
- heave -- (move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight")
- pant, puff, gasp, heave -- (breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily")
- heave, buckle, warp -- (bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave")
- gag, heave, retch -- (make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit)