verb
    
    heaves; heaved; heaving
    
    to lift or pull (something) with effort [+ obj]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    usually + on
    
    
    
    [+ obj] US :to throw (something) with effort
    
    
    
    
    
    [+ obj] :to breathe in and breathe out (a sigh) in a slow or loud way
    
    
    
    [no obj]
    
    to move up and down repeatedly
    
    
    
    
    
    to be pushed up
    
    
    
    [no obj] informal :vomit
    
    
    
    If your stomach is heaving, you feel like vomiting. - see also heaving
    
    heave into view
    
    or heave in/into sight
    
    past tense and past participle hove :to slowly move closer and become visible
    
    
    
    heave to
    
    [phrasal verb] past tense and past participle hove of a boat or ship :to stop moving
    
    
    
    noun
    
    plural heaves
    
    [count] an act of lifting or pulling something with effort
    
    
    
    
    
    a forceful throw