 heaving |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] rising and falling alternately as in waves | |
| Examples: | "the heaving waves in the storm-tossed sea" "the exhausted dog's heaving chest" |
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| Related terms: | moving | |
| 2. | [ noun ] an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) | |
| Synonyms: | heave | |
| Examples: | "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" |
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| Related terms: | rise billow | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (biology) breathing heavily (as after exertion) | |
| Synonyms: | panting | |
| Related terms: | breathing pant | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (biology,medicine) the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth | |
| Synonyms: | vomiting disgorgement regurgitation puking emesis vomit | |
| Related terms: | reflex expulsion hyperemesis rumination haematemesis vomit | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the act of lifting something with great effort | |
| Synonyms: | heave | |
| Related terms: | rise heave | |
| 6. | [ noun ] throwing something heavy (with great effort) | |
| Synonyms: | heave | |
| Examples: | "he gave it a mighty heave" "he was not good at heaving passes" |
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| Related terms: | throw heave | |
| Similar spelling: |
heaviness Heffington heavens |
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