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 →

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 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 →
• 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

• Picture the last lap on sports day: face red, chest heaving, heart thumping in your ears.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «heaving» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.