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Meanings of heave in inglés

portugués
alcar
catalán
elevació

The act of raising something.

alcar
portugués
bufar
catalán
esbufegar

Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted.

bufar
catalán
onejar

Rise and move, as in waves or billows.

onejar
portugués
bombear
catalán
guerxar-se

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

bombear
Usage of heave in inglés
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