Word Explorer

Heaved

/hiːvd/

To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).

📖 Definitions of "Heaved"

verb

1
To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
"We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing."
2
To throw, cast.
"The cap'n hove the body overboard."
3
To rise and fall.
"Her chest heaved with emotion."
4
To utter with effort.
"She heaved a sigh and stared out of the window."

Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.