Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun heaving
4 senses of heaving
Sense 1
heave, heaving -- (an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea")
=> rise, rising, ascent, ascension -- (a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon")
Sense 2
panting, heaving -- (breathing heavily (as after exertion))
=> breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation -- (the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation)
Sense 3
heave, heaving -- (the act of lifting something with great effort)
=> rise, ascent, ascension, ascending -- (the act of changing location in an upward direction)
Sense 4
heave, heaving -- (throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes")
=> throw -- (the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb heave
8 senses of heave
Sense 1
heave -- (utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do")
=> utter, emit, let out, let loose -- (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand")
Sense 2
heave -- (throw with great effort)
=> throw -- (propel through the air; "throw a frisbee")
Sense 3
billow, surge, heave -- (rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward")
=> inflate, blow up -- (fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons")
Sense 4
heave, heave up, heft, heft up -- (lift or elevate)
=> lift -- (take hold of something and move it to a different location; "lift the box onto the table")
Sense 5
heave -- (move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight")
=> move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")
Sense 6
pant, puff, gasp, heave -- (breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily")
=> blow -- (exhale hard; "blow on the soup to cool it down")
Sense 7
heave, buckle, warp -- (bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave")
=> change surface -- (undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface)
Sense 8
gag, heave, retch -- (make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit)