HEAVED Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

heaved

verb

variants or hove

Definition of heaved next

past tense of heave

as in hoisted

to lift with effort I heaved my duffel bag into the bus's overhead compartment

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as in vomited

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth heaved as soon as he stepped off the roller coaster

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as in lifted

to move from a lower to a higher place or position heaved the bucket from the bottom of the well

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as in threw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm heaved the brick over the fence

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as in gasped

to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty by the time he reached the top step of the tower, he was heaving

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Recent Examples of heaved Recent floods had heaved mountains of driftwood and debris onto the shorelines. —

Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026 Former All-State high school quarterback Scott Burrell heaved the ball the length of the court and into the waiting hands of Tate George, who caught and shot in one motion and UConn, with a 71-70 win, was headed to the regional finals, a game away from the Final Four. —

Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026 Down two points with less than 10 seconds left, the swarming Huskies defense forced a turnover from Duke guard Cadyn Boozer after the inbounds pass and UConn guard Braylon Mullins heaved a 3-pointer from long range to stun the Blue Devils. —

Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026 The Blue Devils had the final possession, and after a Taina Mair corner three-pointer miss went out of bounds off LSU, Ashlon Jackson heaved a final three-point attempt that spiraled into the net. —

Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026 Barkley heaved the man, Jorge Lugo, through a plate-glass window and was arrested. —

Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026 But the City of Big Shoulders heaved an anxious sigh in 2023 when the Bears paid about $200 million for a 326-acre (132-hectare) former horse-racing track in Arlington Heights. —

John O'Connor, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026 Scrubs star Zach Braff just gripped his hand tightly around the Streisand-effect lever and heaved it down hard. —

Megh Wright, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026 Following a timeout, Millbury senior Aiden Phillips heaved a Hail Mary attempt that missed the iron. —

Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026

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He was visibly shaken when he was hoisted to the roadside.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Whether the local beer being hoisted in the rink a week hence is Lone Star or Grain Belt, this was clearly a playoff preview for teams that hope to meet six or seven more times this month.

— Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026