heave is the dictionary form of hove Definition of heave
hove
1. [ verb ] utter a sound, as with obvious effort
Examples:

"She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"

Related terms: utter
2. [ verb ] throw with great effort
Related terms: throw
3. [ verb ] lift or elevate
Synonyms: heft heft_up heave_up
Related terms: lift weigh_anchor upheave lift
4. [ verb ] rise and move, as in waves or billows
Synonyms: surge billow
Examples:

"The army surged forward"

Related terms: inflate billow
5. [ verb ] breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
Synonyms: pant gasp puff
Examples:

"The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"

Related terms: blow gasp panting huffing
6. [ verb ] (nautical) nautical: to move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
Examples:

: "The vessel hove into sight"

Related terms: move
7. [ verb ] bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
Synonyms: warp buckle
Examples:

"The highway buckled during the heatwave"

Related terms: change_surface lift warp
8. [ noun ] (geology) a horizontal dislocation
Related terms: movement geology
9. [ noun ] an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
Synonyms: heaving
Examples:

"the heaving of waves on a rough sea"

Related terms: rise billow
10. [ noun ] the act of raising something
Synonyms: raise elevation lift
Examples:

"he responded with a lift of his eyebrow" "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

Related terms: propulsion raise lift hoist
11. [ verb ] make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
Synonyms: retch gag
Related terms: vomit
12. [ noun ] the act of lifting something with great effort
Synonyms: heaving
Related terms: rise
13. [ noun ] (medicine,pathology) an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
Synonyms: retch
Examples:

"a bad case of the heaves"

Related terms: spasm vomit
14. [ noun ] throwing something heavy (with great effort)
Synonyms: heaving
Examples:

"he gave it a mighty heave" "he was not good at heaving passes"

Related terms: throw
Similar spelling:   Hovey
  hovea
  hope
  Hoppe
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