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- Dictionaryheaving/ˈhiːvɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. (of a place) extremely crowded: informal British "the foyer was absolutely heaving with people"
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heaving adjective (MOVING) moving in large movements up and down: He stood on the heaving deck of the ship. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. General words for movement. betake. budge. budge up. carry.
: to cause to swell or rise. a spent horse gasping and heaving his chest. Frost had heaved the sidewalk. b. geology : to displace (something, such as a rock stratum or a mineral vein) especially by a fault. 5. : to draw, pull, or haul on (something, such as a rope) heave a line. 6. obsolete : elevate. intransitive verb. 1.
Heaving definition: rising and falling rhythmically or with a swelling motion, as ocean waves or the chest of someone breathing. See examples of HEAVING used in a sentence.
to move something heavy using a lot of effort: He heaved the bag onto his shoulder. He cleared a space, heaving boxes out of the way. [ T usually + adv/prep ] informal. to throw something forcefully, especially something large and heavy: She picked up a heavy book and heaved it at him. [ I ]
noun. throwing something heavy (with great effort) “he was not good at heaving passes”. synonyms: heave. see more. noun. an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) “the heaving of waves on a rough sea”. synonyms: heave.
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 raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: He tried to heave the sledgehammer, but he wasn’t strong enough. Synonyms: elevate. to utter laboriously or painfully: He heaved a sigh. to cause to rise and fall with or as if with a swelling motion: She stood there weeping, sobs heaving her chest as she covered her face. to vomit; throw up:
