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Meaning of heaving

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

  heaving
      n 1: an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and
           falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" [syn:
           {heave}, {heaving}]
      2: breathing heavily (as after exertion) [syn: {panting},
         {heaving}]
      3: the act of lifting something with great effort [syn: {heave},
         {heaving}]
      4: throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a
         mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes" [syn:
         {heave}, {heaving}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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