Definition as Noun

• (geology) a horizontal dislocation
• an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
• the act of lifting something with great effort
• throwing something heavy (with great effort)
• the act of raising something
• an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting

Definition as Verb

• utter a sound, as with obvious effort
• throw with great effort
• move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
• rise and move, as in waves or billows
• bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
• make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
• lift or elevate
• breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

• heaving

• heaving

• heaving

• lift, raise

• retch

• billow, surge

• buckle, warp

• gag, retch

• heave up, heft, heft up

• pant, puff, gasp

• "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"

• "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"

• "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

• "a bad case of the heaves"

• "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"

• "The vessel hove into sight"

• "The army surged forward"

• "The highway buckled during the heat wave"

• "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"

• Heave vs heaving
• Heave vs lift
• Heave vs raise
• Heave vs retch
• Heave vs billow
• Heave vs surge
• Heave vs buckle
• Heave vs warp
• Heave vs gag
• Heave vs heave up
• Heave vs heft
• Heave vs heft up
• Heave vs pant
• Heave vs puff
• Heave vs gasp