- heaving - rising and falling alternately as in waves; "the heaving waves in the storm-tossed sea"; "the exhausted dog's heaving chest"
Antonyms: nonmoving, unmoving (indirect, via moving)
- heave, heaving - an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
--1 is a kind of rise, rising, ascent, ascension
Derived form: verb heave3 - panting, heaving - breathing heavily (as after exertion)
--2 is a kind of breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
Derived form: verb heave6 - heave, heaving - the act of lifting something with great effort
--3 is a kind of rise, ascent, ascension, ascending
Derived form: verb heave4 - heave, heaving - throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"
--4 is a kind of throw
Derived form: verb heave2
- heave - utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"
--1 is one way to utter, emit, let out, let loose
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- heave - throw with great effort
--2 is one way to throw
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun heave6, noun heaving4
Somebody ----s something
- billow, surge, heave - rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"
--3 is one way to inflate, blow up
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun heave1, noun heaving1
Something ----s
- heave, heave up, heft, heft up - lift or elevate
--4 is one way to lift
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun heave5, noun heave3, noun heaver2, noun heaving3
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- heave - nautical: to move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"
--5 is one way to move
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
- pant, puff, gasp, heave - breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
--6 is one way to blow
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun heaving2
Somebody ----s
- heave, buckle, warp - bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave"
--7 is one way to change surface
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun heave2
Something ----s
- gag, heave, retch - make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun heave4
Somebody ----s
- heave - throw with great effort