1. (noun) heave, heaving
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
Synonyms: heave, retch, raise, panting, heaving, lift
2. (noun) heave
(geology) a horizontal dislocation
Synonyms: retch, raise, heaving, lift
3. (noun) heave, heaving
the act of lifting something with great effort
Synonyms: heave, retch, raise, panting, heaving, lift
4. (noun) heave, retch
an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
Synonyms: heave, retch, raise, heaving, lift
5. (noun) lift, raise, heave
the act of raising something
Synonyms: rise, cosmetic surgery, acclivity, wage increase, nip and tuck, heave, face lifting, lift, salary increase, wage hike, upgrade, ski lift, airlift, facelift, elevation, rhytidectomy, ski tow, raising, heaving, hike, face lift, elevator, rhytidoplasty, aerodynamic lift, raise, ascent, retch, climb
6. (verb) heave, heaving
throwing something heavy (with great effort)
Synonyms: heave, retch, raise, panting, heaving, lift
7. (verb) heave
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
Synonyms: heft, heave up, buckle, gag, warp, pant, retch, heft up, gasp, surge, billow, puff
8. (verb) heave
throw with great effort
Synonyms: heft, heave up, buckle, gag, warp, pant, retch, heft up, gasp, surge, billow, puff
9. (verb) billow, surge, heave
rise and move, as in waves or billows
Synonyms: warp, buckle, scend, soar up, heave, gag, balloon, soar, zoom, pant, inflate, heft up, puff, wallow, gasp, heft, tide, billow, retch, surge, heave up, soar upwards
10. (verb) heave, heave up, heft, heft up
lift or elevate
Synonyms: heft, heave up, buckle, heave, gag, warp, pant, retch, heft up, gasp, surge, billow, puff
11. (verb) heave
move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
Synonyms: heft, heave up, buckle, gag, warp, pant, retch, heft up, gasp, surge, billow, puff
12. (verb) pant, puff, gasp, heave
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
Synonyms: chuff, buckle, heave, gag, gasp, huff, draw, pant, blow up, warp, heft up, puff, puff out, heft, billow, retch, whiff, puff up, drag, heave up, surge
13. (verb) heave, buckle, warp
bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
Synonyms: warp, buckle, heave, gag, gasp, clasp, pant, falsify, distort, heft up, garble, puff, heft, billow, retch, surge, crumple, heave up
14. (verb) gag, heave, retch
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
Synonyms: warp, heave up, gag, muzzle, choke, cat, heft, fret, honk, barf, sick, heave, chuck, puke, cast, heft up, spue, vomit, purge, regorge, puff, buckle, billow, vomit up, gasp, upchuck, disgorge, suffocate, pant, spew, strangle, regurgitate, throw up, be sick, retch, quip, surge
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