Definition of "heave"
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To lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards.
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To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
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To displace (a vein, stratum).
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To cause to swell or rise, especially in repeated exertions.
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To rise and fall.
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To utter with effort.
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To throw, cast.
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To pull up with a rope or cable.
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To move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation.
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To make an effort to vomit; to retch.
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To vomit.
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noun:
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An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, or to move something heavy.
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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.
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A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
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The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time. Compare with pitch.
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