| NOUN | event | heaving, heave | an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) |
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| act | heaving, panting | breathing heavily (as after exertion) | |
| act | heaving, heave | the act of lifting something with great effort | |
| act | heaving, heave | throwing something heavy (with great effort) |
| Sounds | hhiy'vihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | An upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling). | |
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| Example | "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" | |
| Synonym | heave | |
| Broader | rise, rising, ascent, ascension | A movement upward |
| Verbs | heave | rise and move, as in waves or billows |
| Meaning | breathing heavily (as after exertion). | |
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| Synonym | panting | |
| Broader | breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation | The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation |
| Spanish | jadeo | |
| Catalan | bleix, esbufec, panteix, respiració difícil | |
| Verbs | heave | breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted |
| Meaning | The act of lifting something with great effort. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | heave | |
| Broader | rise, ascent, ascension, ascending | The act of changing location in an upward direction |
| Verbs | heave | lift or elevate |
| Meaning | Throwing something heavy (with great effort). | |
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| Example | "he was not good at heaving passes" | |
| Synonym | heave | |
| Broader | throw | The act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist) |
| Verbs | heave | throw with great effort |
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