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title: heaves — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «heaves» in the school dictionary: Lifts, pulls or throws something heavy with great effort. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# heaves

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**Who acts:** Lifts, Heaves, Tries, Big efforts, He, Mum · **What happens:** pull, throw, rise, fall, breathe, mean · **To what, where:** something, big deep sigh, heavy box, shelf, sigh, relief · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«heaves» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [heaves in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/heaves.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lifts, pulls or throws something heavy with great effort.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heaves:m1:1
# text = Lifts, pulls or throws something heavy with great effort.
1	Lifts	lift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	pulls	pull	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	throws	throw	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	effort	effort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | present | Lifts |  |  |  |  |  | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **throw** | present | Lifts *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rises and falls strongly, like the sea or someone's chest when breathing hard.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heaves:m2:1
# text = Rises and falls strongly, like the sea or someone's chest when breathing hard.
1	Rises	rise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
4	strongly	strongly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	chest	chest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
13	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
14	breathing	breathe	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
15	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fall** | present |  |  |  |  |  | like the sea or someone's chest; strongly *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **breathe** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb, with sigh — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Heaves a sigh» means lets out a big, deep sigh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heaves:m3:1
# text = «Heaves a sigh» means lets out a big, deep sigh.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Heaves	heave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sigh	sigh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
12	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	sigh	sigh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Heaves  a sigh |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **let out** | present |  | a big deep sigh |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sigh=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tries to be sick; retches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heaves:m4:1
# text = Tries to be sick; retches.
1	Tries	try	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	retches	retch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | to-infinitive | Tries |  |  |  |  | retches *obl*; sick *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Big efforts to pull or lift; «the heaves» (informal) means retching.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heaves:m5:1
# text = Big efforts to pull or lift; «the heaves» (informal) means retching.
1	Big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	efforts	effort	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	pull	pull	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	lift	lift	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	heaves	heave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	_
15	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	retching	retch	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | to-infinitive | Big efforts and the heaves *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **lift** | infinitive | Big efforts and the heaves *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **mean** | present | Big efforts and the heaves |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **retch** *not said to happen* | gerund | Big efforts and the heaves *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He heaves the heavy box onto the shelf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heaves:x1:1
# text = He heaves the heavy box onto the shelf.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heaves	heave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **heave** | present | He | the heavy box |  | the shelf |  |  | vn push-12 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent box=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sea heaves and rolls in the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heaves:x2:1
# text = The sea heaves and rolls in the storm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	heaves	heave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	rolls	roll	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum heaves a sigh of relief when we get home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heaves:x3:1
# text = Mum heaves a sigh of relief when we get home.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heaves	heave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sigh	sigh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	relief	relief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	home	home	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **heave** | present | Mum | a sigh of relief |  |  |  |  | vn push-12 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sigh=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | present | we |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **sigh** |  |  | relief |  |  |  |  | nom sigh «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The barge-woman heaves Toad into the canal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heaves:x4:1
# text = The barge-woman heaves Toad into the canal.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	barge	barge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	heaves	heave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	canal	canal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«One, two, three — heave!» shouted the tug-of-war captain.

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heaves:x5:1
# text = «One, two, three — heave!» shouted the tug-of-war captain.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	conj	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	heave	heave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
11	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	tug	tug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | One | the tug |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tug=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the fairground ride, Sam gets the heaves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heaves:x6:1
# text = After the fairground ride, Sam gets the heaves.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	fairground	fairground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	ride	ride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	heaves	heave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Sam | the heaves |  |  | after the fairground ride |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer heave=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His chest heaves as he finishes the race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heaves:x7:1
# text = His chest heaves as he finishes the race.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	chest	chest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	heaves	heave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	finishes	finish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **finish** | present | His chest heaves | the race |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality race=Eventuality |
| 2 | **heave** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom heave «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

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