heaving
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/ˈhiːvɪŋ/
English
Definitions
verb
- To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).“We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing.”
- To throw, cast.“The cap'n hove the body overboard.”
- To rise and fall.“Her chest heaved with emotion.”
- To utter with effort.“She heaved a sigh and stared out of the window.”
noun
- An occasion on which something heaves or is heaved.
adjective
- Crowded with people.
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Synonyms
movingdisgorgementpantingregurgitationvomitvomitingpukingupliftliftliftingupheavalvibrantexcitinginsurrectionrebellionuprising