Definitions
1.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."
2.verbTo throw, cast."The cap'n hove the body overboard."
3.verbTo rise and fall."Her chest heaved with emotion."
4.verbTo utter with effort."She heaved a sigh and stared out of the window."
5.verbTo pull up with a rope or cable."Heave up the anchor there, boys!"
6.verbTo lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards.
7.verbTo be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
8.verbTo displace (a vein, stratum).
9.verbTo cause to swell or rise, especially in repeated exertions."The wind heaved the waves."
10.verbTo move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation."to heave the ship ahead"
11.verbTo retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit."The smell of the old cheese was enough to make you heave."
12.verbTo make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.
13.verbTo rob; to steal from; to plunder.
14.nounWeight.
15.nounHeaviness, the feel of weight."A high quality hammer should have good balance and heft."
16.nounThe act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion.
17.nounThe greater part or bulk of anything."The heft of the crop was spoiled."
18.verbTo lift up; especially, to lift something heavy."He hefted the sack of concrete into the truck."
19.verbTo test the weight of something by lifting it.