Definitions For Heave

noun

• A chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks
• Throwing something heavy (with great effort)
• The act of raising something
• An involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
• The act of lifting something with great effort
• (geology) a horizontal dislocation
• An upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
• An act of lifting or pulling something with effort
• A forceful throw

verb

• Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
• Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
• Bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
• Utter a sound, as with obvious effort
• Lift or elevate
• Throw with great effort
• Rise and move, as in waves or billows
• Move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
• To lift or pull (something) with effort
• To throw (something) with effort
• To breathe in and breathe out (a sigh) in a slow or loud way