heave
21heave-ho — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: heave ho : dismissal, rejection used with the and often with old the voters finally got sick of the old guard and gave the mayor the old heave ho at the polls …
22heave — heaver, n. heaveless, adj. /heev/, v., heaved or (esp. Naut.) hove; heaving; n. v.t. 1. to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax. 2. to throw, esp. to lift and throw with effort, force, or violence: to heave an anchor… …
23heave to — ˈ ̷ ̷ˈtü transitive verb : to bring (a ship) by the wind with after sheets in and headsails aback so as to make no headway but to lie motionless except for drift intransitive verb : to heave a ship to decided to heave to until daylight before… …
24heave — heave1 [hi:v] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pull/lift)¦ 2¦(throw)¦ 3 heave a sigh 4¦(move up and down)¦ 5¦(vomit)¦ 6 heave in sight/into view Phrasal verbs heave to ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: hebban] 1.) …
25heave — I UK [hiːv] / US [hɪv] verb Word forms heave : present tense I/you/we/they heave he/she/it heaves present participle heaving past tense heaved past participle heaved * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to push, pull, or lift a heavy object using a lot …
26heave up — verb lift or elevate • Syn: ↑heave, ↑heft, ↑heft up • Derivationally related forms: ↑heave (for: ↑heave), ↑heaver (for: ↑ …
27heave — [[t]hi͟ːv[/t]] (The forms heaves, heaving, heaved are used for meanings 1 to 4, and for the phrasal verb. The forms heaves, heaving, hove are used for meaning 5.) 1) VERB If you heave something heavy or difficult to move somewhere, you push, pull …
28heave — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to pull or lift something very heavy with one great effort: heave sth onto/into/towards etc: He heaved the pack up onto his back. | We heaved with all our strength but couldn t shift the old piano. | heave at/on sth: He heaved on… …
29heave-ho — 1. interjection /ˌhiːvˈhoʊ/ exclamation used when pulling, especially by sailors while pulling on a rope Heave ho! up they hoisted their prize, dripping with moisture, and festooned with verdant water moss. See Also: yo heave ho 2. noun… …
30heave — heave1 [ hiv ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to push, pull, or lift a heavy object using a lot of effort: He put his shoulder against the stone and heaved. Lydia heaved herself to the other side of the bed. heave at: She heaved at the… …
