[heave] vb heaved or hove ; heav.ing [ME heven, fr. OE hebban; akin to OHG hevan to lift, L capere to take] vt (bef. 12c) 1 obs: elevate
2: lift, raise
3: throw, cast
4. a: to cause to swell or rise b: to displace (as a rock stratum) esp. by a fault
5: to utter with obvious effort or with a deep breath
6: haul, draw ~ vi 1: labor, struggle
2: retch 3 a: to rise and fall rhythmically b: pant
4. a: pull, push b: to move a ship in a specified direction or manner c past usu hove: to move in an indicated way--used of a ship
5: to rise or become thrown or raised up syn see lift -- heav.er n -- heave to : to bring a ship to a stop
[2]heave n (ca. 1571) 1 a: an effort to heave or raise b: hurl, cast
2: an upward motion: rising; esp: a rhythmical rising
3: horizontal displacement esp. by the faulting of a rock
4. pl but sing or pl in constr: chronic pulmonary emphysema of the horse resulting in difficult expiration, heaving of the flanks, and a persistent cough