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- Dictionaryheaving/ˈhiːvɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. (of a place) extremely crowded: informal British "the foyer was absolutely heaving with people"
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heaving adjective (MOVING) moving in large movements up and down: He stood on the heaving deck of the ship. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. General words for movement. betake. budge. budge up. carry.
1. : lift, raise. heaved the trunk onto the table. 2. : throw, cast. heaved her books on the floor. 3. : to utter with obvious effort or with a deep breath. heave a sigh of relief. 4. a. : to cause to swell or rise. a spent horse gasping and heaving his chest. Frost had heaved the sidewalk. b.
Heaving definition: rising and falling rhythmically or with a swelling motion, as ocean waves or the chest of someone breathing. See examples of HEAVING used in a sentence.
to move something heavy using a lot of effort: He heaved the bag onto his shoulder. He cleared a space, heaving boxes out of the way. [ T usually + adv/prep ] informal. to throw something forcefully, especially something large and heavy: She picked up a heavy book and heaved it at him. [ I ]
to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: He tried to heave the sledgehammer, but he wasn’t strong enough. Synonyms: elevate. to utter laboriously or painfully: He heaved a sigh. to cause to rise and fall with or as if with a swelling motion: She stood there weeping, sobs heaving her chest as she covered her face. to vomit; throw up:
1. To rise up or swell, as if pushed up; bulge: The sidewalk froze and heaved. 2. To rise and fall in turn, as waves. 3. To gag or vomit. 4. To pant; gasp: heave for air. 5. past tense and past participle hove Nautical. a. To move in a certain direction or to a specified position: The frigate hove alongside.
noun. throwing something heavy (with great effort) “he was not good at heaving passes”. synonyms: heave. see more. noun. an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) “the heaving of waves on a rough sea”. synonyms: heave.
Check pronunciation: heaving. Definition of heaving adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you heave something heavy or difficult to move somewhere, you push, pull, or lift it using a lot of effort. It took five strong men to heave the statue up a ramp and lower it into place. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] He heaved Barney to his feet. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] He heaved himself up off his stool.
1. To rise up or swell, as if pushed up; bulge: The sidewalk froze and heaved. 2. To rise and fall in turn, as waves. 3. To gag or vomit. 4. To pant; gasp: heave for air. 5. past tense and past participle hove Nautical. a.
