heaves 1 of 2

verb

Definition of heavesnext
present tense third-person singular of heave
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as in hoists
to lift with effort I heaved my duffel bag into the bus's overhead compartment

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as in vomits
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 lifts
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 throws
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 gasps
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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heaves

2 of 2

noun

plural of heave
as in thrusts

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