Definitions
1.nounAn effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.
2.nounAn upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, etc.
3.nounA horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
4.nounThe measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time. Compare pitch.
5.nounAn effort to vomit; retching.
6.noun(only used attributively as in "heave line" or "heave horse") Broken wind in horses.
7.nounA forceful shot in which the ball follows a high trajectory
8.verbTo lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing)."We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing."
9.verbTo throw, cast."The cap'n hove the body overboard."
10.verbTo rise and fall."Her chest heaved with emotion."
11.verbTo utter with effort."She heaved a sigh and stared out of the window."
12.verbTo pull up with a rope or cable."Heave up the anchor there, boys!"
13.verbTo lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards.
14.verbTo be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
15.verbTo displace (a vein, stratum).
16.verbTo cause to swell or rise, especially in repeated exertions."The wind heaved the waves."
17.verbTo move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation."to heave the ship ahead"
18.verbTo retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit."The smell of the old cheese was enough to make you heave."
19.verbTo make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.
20.verbTo rob; to steal from; to plunder.