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heave
What does heave mean?
heave (verb): to lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use heave in a sentence?
- We heaved the chest-of-drawers up to the second-floor landing. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce heave?
/hiv/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does heave come from?
From Middle English heven, hebben, from Old English hebban.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to heave
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “heave” mean?
to remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.)
Not quite: that's what unload means.
to endeavor to gain someone's affection or support
Not quite: that's what woo means.
to lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort
Right! That's what “heave” means.
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
Not quite: that's what hesitate means.
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