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# heave

«heave» in Mova's school dictionary: **To lift, pull or push something heavy with great effort:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (heave, heaves, heaved, heaving; hove in sailing); noun (a heave, heaves)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To lift, pull or push something heavy with great effort: they heaved the box into the van. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heave/#m1)

2) To throw something heavy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heave/#m2)

3) To rise and fall in a strong, steady way: the sea heaved; his chest heaved. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heave/#m3)

4) To heave a sigh: to sigh deeply. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heave/#m4)

5) To feel as if you are going to be sick; to retch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heave/#m5)

6) (sailing) «heave to» = stop a ship; «hove into view» = came into sight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heave/#m6)

7) (noun) a big pull or push: one more heave! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heave/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday: helping to lift things, «heave-ho!» when pulling together. Stories of the sea: «heave the anchor», «the ship hove to». PE and science: forces — heaving is pushing or pulling with a big force. «Heave a sigh of relief» shows a feeling ending.

### examples

- They heaved the heavy suitcase into the car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heave/#x1)
- «One, two, three, heave!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heave/#x2)
- The sea heaved under the little boat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heave/#x3)
- She heaved a sigh of relief. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heave/#x4)
- Mole heaved himself up the bank. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heave/#x5)
- His shoulders heaved as he sobbed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heave/#x6)
- A ship hove into view on the horizon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heave/#x7)
- The smell made my stomach heave. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heave/#x8)
- The Rat gave the boat a heave and it floated free. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heave/#x9)
- The dragon heaved a sigh and vanished without leaving a trace behind him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heave/#x10)

### note

Past: heaved (usual); «hove» only in sailing phrases. «Heave-ho» is a shout for pulling together. Bend your knees when lifting heavy things to protect your back.

### In the corpora

- [Then he heaves a long, long sigh, flattens his hair down neatly, and goes quietly downstairs to his guests.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad/1/)
- [«Then he heaved a deep sigh; a long, long, long sigh.»](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad/18/)
- [And the right thigh shall ye give unto the priest for a heave-offering out of your sacrifices of peace-offerings.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.167/)
- [But ye say: 'Wherein have we robbed Thee?' In tithes and heave-offerings.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/MAL.55/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «heave» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heave/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.