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Meaning of heave

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  heave
      n 1: an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and
           falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" [syn:
           {heave}, {heaving}]
      2: (geology) a horizontal dislocation
      3: the act of lifting something with great effort [syn: {heave},
         {heaving}]
      4: an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of
         the heaves" [syn: {heave}, {retch}]
      5: the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of
         his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for
         getting ladders up" [syn: {lift}, {raise}, {heave}]
      6: throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a
         mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes" [syn:
         {heave}, {heaving}]
      v 1: utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep
           sigh when she saw the list of things to do"
      2: throw with great effort
      3: rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged
         forward" [syn: {billow}, {surge}, {heave}]
      4: lift or elevate [syn: {heave}, {heave up}, {heft}, {heft up}]
      5: move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or
         position; "The vessel hove into sight"
      6: breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners
         reached the finish line, panting heavily" [syn: {pant},
         {puff}, {gasp}, {heave}]
      7: bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The
         highway buckled during the heat wave" [syn: {heave},
         {buckle}, {warp}]
      8: make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit [syn:
         {gag}, {heave}, {retch}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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