/
hiːv/
v.
(past and past part. heaved or chiefly Nautical hove)
- lift or haul (a heavy thing) with great effort.
▸informal throw (something heavy).
- produce (a sigh).
- rise and fall rhythmically or spasmodically.
- make an effort to vomit; retch.
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(heave to)
Nautical come to a stop, especially by turning across the wind leaving the headsail backed.
▸
(heave in sight or into view)
come into view.
n.
- an act of heaving.
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(heaves)
another term for COPD in horses.
- Geology a sideways displacement in a fault.
Derivative
Etymology
OE hebban, of Gmc origin.