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as in to lift
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 to throw
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 hoisting
to lift with effort
I heaved my duffel bag into the bus's overhead compartment
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as in vomiting
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 lifting
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 throwing
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 panting
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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as in thrust
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Recent Examples of heave
Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2025
That's especially true of his back-breaking heave in Game 5 that signaled the Celtics would be lifting the Larry O'Brien Trophy that night.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 12 June 2025
With wideout Hunter Renfrow streaking down the right sideline, Dalton heaved the ball into the air.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2025
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Verb
Wilson, in fairness, has completed some downfield throws, including a heave to Slayton down the left sideline last Thursday against an all-out blitz.
—Pat Leonard, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2025
That's especially true of his back-breaking heave in Game 5 that signaled the Celtics would be lifting the Larry O'Brien Trophy that night.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
Pitchers who heave triple-digit fastballs and twirl nasty breaking pitches damage their arms.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 12 June 2025
With wideout Hunter Renfrow streaking down the right sideline, Dalton heaved the ball into the air.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heave
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Another thrust to the brain will dispatch it quickly.—
Mike Raabe,
Outdoor Life,
2 July 2025
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The New Shepard capsule's stubby single-stage booster roared to life just after 9:38 a.m. EDT, throttled up to full thrust and smoothly climbed away from Blue Origin's launch site near Van Horn, Texas.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
29 June 2025
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Concerns among Democrats may have been expected in California, given the state’s liberal tilt and the widespread and relentless government upheaval since President Trump took office in January.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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And yet, despite seismic shifts in just about everything—three distinct processor instruction sets, two CEOs, innumerable design changes, and global trade upheaval—Apple's cheapest modern laptops have started around $1,000 for more than two decades.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 July 2025
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If the engines hold up for the rest of the season, Mercedes could be set for a dramatic upturn in form.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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The latest upturn in the ratio of XLK to the SPX reflects outperformance while the market has rebounded.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
12 May 2025
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The climb offers the chance to experience different climates and parts of the ecosystem change on the way up.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
8 July 2025
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The expansion campaign will be smaller, the new destinations probably will be, the power climb is perhaps a bit less confusing.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The gambit was pioneered by Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the enterprise software company formally known as MicroStrategy that has acquired more than $40 billion in Bitcoin and seen its share price soar.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Within 20 minutes of receiving the signal, the team saw the thruster heaters' temperature soar — a clear sign that the backup thrusters were firing as planned.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
15 May 2025
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Scientists first proposed in the 1970s that a hot upsurge of material from Earth’s mantle, known as a plume, was occurring below this spot.—
Nora Bradford,
Scientific American,
7 July 2025
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Making the sextortion problem even worse is an upsurge in sextortion assistance companies which charge thousands of dollars for their help in stopping and removing the photos and videos from appearing online.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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The push above $275 came after a pullback to the 20-day exponential moving average, providing a springboard for the current upswing.—
David Keller,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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As the markets are once again on an upswing, two big IPOs last week saw success in their debuts, a sign that could entice more companies to go public now.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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“Heave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heave. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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