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heave

noun
  1. throwing something heavy with great effort
    “We gave it a mighty heave over the side of the ship.”
    heaving
  2. the act of raising something
    liftraise
  3. an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
    “a bad case of the heaves”
    retch
  4. the act of lifting something with great effort
    heaving
  5. (geology) a horizontal dislocation
  6. an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
    heaving
verb
  1. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
    gasppantpuff
  2. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit
    retchgag
  3. bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
    bucklewarp
  4. utter a sound, as with obvious effort
    “They heaved a deep sigh when they saw the list of things to do.”
  5. lift or elevate
    heftheave upheft up
  6. throw with great effort
  7. rise and move, as in waves or billows
    surge
  8. move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position