transcription, транскрипция: [ hi:v ]
( heaves, heaving, heaved)
1.
If you heave something heavy or difficult to move somewhere, you push, pull, or lift it using a lot of effort.
It took five strong men to heave the statue up a ramp and lower it into place...
VERB : V n prep / adv
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Heave is also a noun.
It took only one heave to hurl him into the river.
N-COUNT
2.
If something heaves , it moves up and down with large regular movements.
His chest heaved, and he took a deep breath.
VERB : V
3.
If you heave , or if your stomach heaves , you vomit or feel sick.
My stomach heaved and I felt sick.
VERB : V
4.
If you heave a sigh , you give a big sigh.
Mr Collier heaved a sigh and got to his feet.
VERB : V n
5.
If a place is heaving or if it is heaving with people, it is full of people. ( mainly BRIT INFORMAL )
The Happy Bunny club was heaving...
Father Auberon’s Academy Club positively heaved with dashing young men.
VERB : usu cont , V , V with n
6.
to heave a sigh of relief: see sigh