heave
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 →
2) To throw something heavy. tree →
3) To rise and fall in a strong, steady way: the sea heaved; his chest heaved. tree →
4) To heave a sigh: to sigh deeply. tree →
5) To feel as if you are going to be sick; to retch. tree →
6) (sailing) «heave to» = stop a ship; «hove into view» = came into sight. tree →
7) (noun) a big pull or push: one more heave! tree →
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 →
- «One, two, three, heave!» tree →
- The sea heaved under the little boat. tree →
- She heaved a sigh of relief. tree →
- Mole heaved himself up the bank. tree →
- His shoulders heaved as he sobbed. tree →
- A ship hove into view on the horizon. tree →
- The smell made my stomach heave. tree →
- The Rat gave the boat a heave and it floated free. tree →
- The dragon heaved a sigh and vanished without leaving a trace behind him. tree →
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.
- «Then he heaved a deep sigh; a long, long, long sigh.»
- And the right thigh shall ye give unto the priest for a heave-offering out of your sacrifices of peace-offerings.
- But ye say: 'Wherein have we robbed Thee?' In tithes and heave-offerings.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «heave» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.