Definition of upheave
transitive verb
: to heave up : lift
intransitive verb
: to move upward especially with power
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Examples of upheave in a Sentence
exactly how the builders of the pyramids at Giza upheaved such massive blocks of stone remains a mystery
First Known Use of upheave
13th century
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