heaving
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 →
2) Rising and falling strongly: heaving waves, heaving shoulders when crying. tree →
3) Trying to vomit, retching. tree →
4) (UK, informal) Very crowded: the shop was heaving. tree →
5) Heaving can also mean breathing out a deep sigh. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In "thigh of heaving" it means the part lifted up as an offering, like the heave-offering. In the primary 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
- And the priest shall wave them for a wave-offering before the LORD; this is holy for the priest, together with the breast of waving and the thigh of heaving; and after that the Nazirite may drink wine. (Torah NUM.6.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- The beach was heaving with people on the hot day. tree →
- The sailors were heaving on the ropes. tree →
- The heaving waves rocked the little boat. tree →
- Her shoulders were heaving as she cried. tree →
- He was heaving over the bucket after the boat trip. tree →
- Heaving a sigh, Mum picked up the toys again. tree →
- The pub garden was heaving after the match. tree →
- "Show me your hand," said the Prince trembling, and heaving a deep sigh. tree →
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
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «heaving» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.