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# heaving

«heaving» in Mova's school dictionary: **Pulling, pushing or lifting something heavy with a lot of…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (heaving); verb form (heave, heaves, heaved / hove, heaving); noun (heaving)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Pulling, pushing or lifting something heavy with a lot of effort. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaving/#m1)

2) Rising and falling strongly: heaving waves, heaving shoulders when crying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaving/#m2)

3) Trying to vomit, retching. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaving/#m3)

4) (UK, informal) Very crowded: the shop was heaving. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaving/#m4)

5) Heaving can also mean breathing out a deep sigh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaving/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In stories «heaving» describes stormy seas, tired sailors pulling ropes, sobbing shoulders or someone being sick. In everyday British talk a «heaving» place is packed with people. In PE and science, heaving is using force to lift or pull. Phrases: heaving with people, heaving seas, heaving a sigh.

### examples

- The beach was heaving with people on the hot day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaving/#x1)
- The sailors were heaving on the ropes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaving/#x2)
- The heaving waves rocked the little boat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaving/#x3)
- Her shoulders were heaving as she cried. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaving/#x4)
- He was heaving over the bucket after the boat trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaving/#x5)
- Heaving a sigh, Mum picked up the toys again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaving/#x6)
- The pub garden was heaving after the match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaving/#x7)
- "Show me your hand," said the Prince trembling, and heaving a deep sigh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaving/#x8)

### note

-ing form of «heave». Past: heaved (usually); «hove» is used for ships («hove into view»). «Heaving a sigh» means sighing deeply. «Heaving» (crowded) is informal British.

### In the corpora

- [Picture the last lap on sports day: face red, chest heaving, heart thumping in your ears.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/36-heart-and-lungs-when-you-run/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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