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H0114800 (hēv)v. heaved, heav·ing, heaves v.tr.1. To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force: heaved the box of books onto the table. See Synonyms at lift.2. a. To throw (a heavy object) with great effort; hurl: heave the shot; heaved a brick through the window.b. To throw or toss: heaved his backpack into the corner.3. To give out or utter with effort or pain: heaved a sigh; heaved a groan.4. To vomit (something).5. past tense and past participle hove (hōv) Nautical a. To raise or haul up by means of a rope, line, or cable: hove the anchor up and set sail.b. To move (a ship) in a certain direction or into a certain position by hauling: hove the ship astern.6. To make rise or swell: the wind heaving huge waves; an exhausted dog heaving its chest.7. Geology To displace or move (a vein, lode, or stratum, for example).v.intr.1. To rise up or swell, as if pushed up; bulge: The sidewalk froze and heaved.2. To rise and fall in turn, as waves.3. To gag or vomit.4. To pant; gasp: heave for air.5. past tense and past participle hove Nautical a. To move in a certain direction or to a specified position: The frigate hove alongside.b. To pull at or haul a rope or cable: The brig is heaving around on the anchor.c. To push at a capstan bar or lever.n.1. The act or effort of raising or lifting something: with a great heave hauled the fish onto the deck.2. An act of hurling; a throw, especially when considered in terms of distance: a heave of 63 feet.3. Geology a. A horizontal dislocation, as of a rock stratum, at a fault.b. An upward movement of a surface, especially when caused by swelling and expansion of clay, removal of overburden, or freezing of subsurface water.4. An upward movement, especially of a ship or aircraft.5. The act or an instance of gagging or vomiting.6. heaves(used with a sing. or pl. verb) See recurrent airway obstruction.Phrasal Verb: heave to Nautical 1. To turn a sailing ship so that its bow heads into the wind and the ship lies motionless except for drifting, as to meet a storm: The brig hove to.2. To turn an engine-powered vessel in a similar situation so that its bow heads into the seas while proceeding at low speed.Idiom: heave into sight/view To rise or seem to rise over the horizon into view, as a ship.

[Middle English heven, from Old English hebban; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

heav′er n.

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Noun	1.	heaver - a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope)bar - a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"
	2.	heaver - a workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard)working man, working person, workingman, workman - an employee who performs manual or industrial labor

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noun a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope)

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noun a workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard)

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