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)