HyperDic: heave_up

English > 1 sense of the expression heave up:
VERBcontactheave up, heave, heft, heft uplift or elevate
English > heave up: 1 sense > verb 1, contact
MeaningLift or elevate.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymsheave, heft, heft up
NarrowerupheaveLift forcefully from beneath
weigh anchor, weigh the anchorheave up an anchor in preparation for sailing
Broaderlifttake hold of something and move it to a different location

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