heave
[verb]
Synonyms:
- lift, drag (up), haul (up), hoist, pull (up), raise, tug
- throw, cast, fling, hurl, pitch, send, sling, toss
- sigh, groan, puff
- vomit, be sick, gag, retch, spew, throw up (informal)

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English Thesaurus: pull, tug, drag, haul, heave, ...

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I. heave¹ /hiːv/ verb
[Language: Old English; Origin: hebban]

1. PULL/LIFT [intransitive and transitive] to pull or lift something very heavy with one great effort
heave somebody/something out of/into/onto etc something
Alan heaved his suitcase onto his bed.
Mary heaved herself out of bed.
heave on/at British English:
He heaved on the steering wheel and swung the car into a side street.

2. THROW [transitive] to throw something heavy using a lot of effort:
John heaved the metal bar over the fence.

3. heave a sigh to breathe in and then breathe out noisily and slowly once:
Rebecca heaved a sigh of relief.

4. MOVE UP AND DOWN [intransitive] to move up and down with very strong movements:
Michael’s shoulders heaved with silent laughter.
The sea heaved up and down beneath the boat.

5. VOMIT [intransitive] informal to vomit

6. (past tense and past participle hove)heave in sight/into view literary to appear, especially by getting closer from a distance:
A few moments later a large ship hove into view.
⇒ heaving
heave to phrasal verb (past tense and past participle hove to /ˌhəʊv ˈtuː $ ˌhoʊv-/) technical
if a ship heaves to, it stops moving

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II. heave² noun

1. [countable] a strong pulling, pushing, or lifting movement:
He gave the door a good heave.

2. [uncountable] literary a strong rising or falling movement

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heave
noun
ADJ. great, mighty
VERB + HEAVE give (sth) She gave a great heave and the box inched forward.

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pull to make something or someone move in the direction that your hands are moving:
He pulled her towards him and kissed her.
Sam was pulling on his socks.
tug to pull something suddenly with a short quick movement, often to get someone’s attention:
‘Look,’ he said, tugging at his brother’s sleeve.
I tugged at the drawer but it wouldn’t open.
drag to pull something along the ground, especially because it is heavy:
If we can’t lift the piano, we’ll have to drag it.
haul to pull something big and heavy using a lot of effort, especially upwards and using a rope:
They hauled their boats further up the beach.
fishermen hauling in their nets
heave to pull or lift something very heavy, especially with one movement:
He heaved the sack of sand onto his shoulder.
draw formal to pull something or someone gently in a particular direction:
Lisa reached for his hand but he drew it away.
tow to pull a vehicle behind – used about a vehicle, a boat, or a horse pulling something using a rope or chain:
The car in front of us was towing a caravan.
Horses were used to tow the boats along the canals.

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throw to make something such as a ball or stone move quickly through the air using your hand:
I threw the ball back to him.
Protestors began throwing stones at the police.
I just threw the letter in the bin.
toss (also chuck) informal to throw something, especially in a careless way without using much effort:
She tossed her coat onto the bed.
Can you chuck me the remote control?
hurl to throw something with a lot of force:
Someone hurled a brick through his window.
fling to angrily throw something somewhere with a lot of force, or to carelessly throw something somewhere because you have very little time:
He flung her keys into the river.
I flung a few things into a suitcase.
heave /hiːv/ to throw something heavy using a lot of effort:
They heaved the log into the river.
lob to throw something high into the air over someone or something:
The police lobbed tear gas canisters over the heads of the demonstrators.
pass to throw the ball to another member of your team:
He passed the ball to Wilkinson, who kicked the ball over the goalposts.
pitch to throw the ball to the batter in a game of baseball:
Stoddard pitched for the Chicago White Sox.
bowl to throw the ball towards the person who is batting in a game of cricket:
Harmison bowled superbly and took 5 wickets.

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throw to make something such as a ball or stone move quickly through the air using your hand:
I threw the ball back to him.
Protestors began throwing stones at the police.
I just threw the letter in the bin.
toss (also chuck) informal to throw something, especially in a careless way without using much effort:
She tossed her coat onto the bed.
Can you chuck me the remote control?
hurl to throw something with a lot of force:
Someone hurled a brick through his window.
fling to angrily throw something somewhere with a lot of force, or to carelessly throw something somewhere because you have very little time:
He flung her keys into the river.
I flung a few things into a suitcase.
heave /hiːv/ to throw something heavy using a lot of effort:
They heaved the log into the river.
lob to throw something high into the air over someone or something:
The police lobbed tear gas canisters over the heads of the demonstrators.
relationship when two people spend time together or live together because they are romantically or sexually attracted to each other:
After her marriage broke up, she had a series of disastrous relationships.
⇒ relationship with:
I don’t want to start a relationship with her, because I’m going back to South Africa.
⇒ relationship between:
Relationships between people of different cultures are often extremely difficult.
⇒ be in a relationship:
Why are all the interesting men I meet already in relationships?
⇒ sexual relationship:
Several of the psychiatrists admitted to having sexual relationships with patients.
⇒ romantic relationship:
Even at 35, Bobby seemed unable to commit to a romantic relationship.
affair a secret sexual relationship between two people, when one or both of them is married to someone else:
The affair had been going on for years before her husband found out.
⇒ affair with:
I had no idea that Mike had an affair with Carolyn!
⇒ love affair:
Burton had been involved in a love affair with a woman who ended up taking most of his money.
romance an exciting and often short relationship between two people who feel very much in love with each other:
It was a beautiful summer romance, but they knew it couldn’t last.
Richard and Penny had made no great secret of their romance, even though they were both married.
⇒ romance with:
My romance with Lois did not survive our high school graduation.

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