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v. heaved, heav·ing, heaves v.tr. 1. To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force: heaved the box of books onto the table. See Synonyms at lift. 2. a. To throw (a heavy object) with great effort; hurl: heave the shot; heaved a brick through the window. b. To throw or toss: heaved his backpack into the corner. 3. To give out or utter with effort or pain: heaved a sigh; heaved a groan. 4. To vomit (something). 5. past tense and past participle hove (hōv) Nautical a. To raise or haul up by means of a rope, line, or cable: hove the anchor up and set sail. b. To move (a ship) in a certain direction or into a certain position by hauling: hove the ship astern. 6. To make rise or swell: the wind heaving huge waves; an exhausted dog heaving its chest. 7. Geology To displace or move (a vein, lode, or stratum, for example). v.intr. 1. To rise up or swell, as if pushed up; bulge: The sidewalk froze and heaved. 2. To rise and fall in turn, as waves. 3. To gag or vomit. 4. To pant; gasp: heave for air. 5. past tense and past participle hove Nautical a. To move in a certain direction or to a specified position: The frigate hove alongside. b. To pull at or haul a rope or cable: The brig is heaving around on the anchor. c. To push at a capstan bar or lever. n. Phrasal Verb: 1. The act or effort of raising or lifting something: with a great heave hauled the fish onto the deck. 2. An act of hurling; a throw, especially when considered in terms of distance: a heave of 63 feet. 3. Geology a. A horizontal dislocation, as of a rock stratum, at a fault. b. An upward movement of a surface, especially when caused by swelling and expansion of clay, removal of overburden, or freezing of subsurface water. 4. An upward movement, especially of a ship or aircraft. 5. The act or an instance of gagging or vomiting. heave to Nautical Idiom: 1. To turn a sailing ship so that its bow heads into the wind and the ship lies motionless except for drifting, as to meet a storm: The brig hove to. 2. To turn an engine-powered vessel in a similar situation so that its bow heads into the seas while proceeding at low speed. heave into sight/view To rise or seem to rise over the horizon into view, as a ship. [Middle English heven, from Old English hebban; see kap- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] heaver n. |
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