单词 | upheave |
释义 | upheave[ uhp-heev ] / ʌpˈhiv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR upheave ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), up·heaved or up·hove, up·heav·ing.to heave or lift up; raise up or aloft. to force or throw up violently or with much power, as an erupting volcano. to cause a major disturbance or disorder in: The revolution upheaved the government, causing its leaders to flee the country. verb (used without object), up·heaved or up·hove, up·heav·ing.to rise upward, especially extensively or powerfully. Origin of upheaveFirst recorded in 1250–1300, upheave is from the Middle English word upheven.See up-, heave OTHER WORDS FROM upheaveup·heav·er, nounWords nearby upheaveupgather, upgrade, upgrowth, Upham, upheaval, upheave, upheld, Up-Helly-Aa, uphill, uphold, upholster Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for upheaveBritish Dictionary definitions for upheaveupheave / (ʌpˈhiːv) / verb -heaves, -heaving, -heaved or -hoveto heave or rise upwards geology to thrust (land) upwards or (of land) to be thrust upwards (tr) to disturb violently; throw into disorder Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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