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Meanings of heave in English

Portuguese
alcar
Catalan
elevació

The act of raising something.

alcar
Portuguese
bufar
Catalan
esbufegar

Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted.

bufar
Synonyms
Examples for "gasp"
Examples for "gasp"
1
Others include a show-off opening action sequence and a gasp-inducing closing moment.
The Guardian
2
Before he could follow, however, he heard a startled gasp behind him.
Shadows Return
3
Which suggested a last-gasp effort or a plan not yet fully implemented.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
4
The jewellers gasp in the immensity of the hope her words arouse.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series
5
A plunge into cold water causes people to gasp and hyperventilate uncontrollably.
The Guardian
1
Then proceed in the manner explained for the making of puff paste.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery. Volume 4: Salads and Sandw...
2
The woman was putting the powder puff away in her jet bag.
Three Soldiers
3
So let other countries puff their chests with empty slogans about rights.
The Guardian
4
They never quite had enough puff to make it mainstream, until recently.
The Daily Telegraph
5
A puff of wind fanned his cheek; the sail filled and drew.
Driftwood Spars / The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Cert...
1
I heard the poor boy pant; his breathing became short and hurried.
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
2
He'd roll up one pant leg and point his foot out straight.
Rant: an oral biography of buster casey
3
There he goes up the hill, with one pant-leg in his boot.
Earth's Enigmas: A Volume of Stories
4
Neither the ride nor the run was making him pant like that.
The Return of Blue Pete
5
This was done, and he stopped to pant and blow in safety.
Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century
Catalan
onejar

Rise and move, as in waves or billows.

onejar
Portuguese
bombear
Catalan
guerxar-se

Bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat.

bombear
Usage of heave in English
1
And then, inside me, the axis of time gave one great heave.
Blind willow, sleeping woman
2
The thing was struggling, trying to heave itself out of the water.
Jacinto's Remnant
3
Adam was the heave offering of the world, and Eve defiled it.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1
4
But Deirdre needed only toput one foot on the wall and heave.
Spellwright
5
Ronald takes another sip of Night Train... followed by another dry heave.
Donnie Darko
6
At the same moment the executioners gave their man the final heave.
Mike
7
With a great heave I pulled the boulder down into the pool.
Prester John
8
But as soon as he began to heave in, the shooting recommenced.
Tales of the Fish Patrol
9
A violent heave to the left side -glasses break, people scream.
The Irish Times
10
Lawrence's desperation half-court heave came after the buzzer, sealing the Eagles' win.
Reuters
11
One more heave on their oars would surely bring the two together.
Siege of heaven
12
I immediately grasped the spokes, and began to heave it over again.
Down South; or, Yacht Adventure in Florida
13
Often he would heave all this out in the same rambling riptide.
Rock and Ice Magazine
14
Paul stood at the ropes and watched Stretch heave a last time.
The marrowbone marble company
15
We shall have to get out the anchors and heave on them.
Among Malay Pirates : a Tale of Adventure and Peril
16
It was as much as I could do to heave it up.
Marietta: A Maid of Venice
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Translations for heave
Heave through the time
Heave across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common