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Heaving

/ˈhiːvɪŋ/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Heaving"

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."

noun

1
An occasion on which something heaves or is heaved.

adjective

1
Crowded with people.

🔄 Synonyms of "Heaving"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
heaveverb	(transitive) To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
movingnoun	(not comparable) That moves or move.
vomitverb	(intransitive) To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke.
pukingnoun	The act of one who pukes or vomits.
regurgitationnoun	The act of regurgitating.
disgorgementnoun	(chiefly law) An act of disgorging (giving something up involuntarily).
vomitingnoun	(pathology) The act of one who vomits, or the matter that is vomited.
pantingnoun	The act of one who pants.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Heaving"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
movingnoun	(not comparable) That moves or move.
disgorgementnoun	(chiefly law) An act of disgorging (giving something up involuntarily).
pantingnoun	The act of one who pants.
regurgitationnoun	The act of regurgitating.
vomitverb	(intransitive) To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke.
vomitingnoun	(pathology) The act of one who vomits, or the matter that is vomited.
pukingnoun	The act of one who pukes or vomits.
upliftnoun	To raise something or someone to a higher physical, social, moral, intellectual, spiritual or emotional level.
liftverb	(ambitransitive) To raise or rise.
liftingnoun	The action or process by which something is lifted; elevation
upheavalnoun	Disruptive change, from one state to another.
vibrantnoun	Pulsing with energy or activity.
excitingnoun	Creating or producing excitement.
insurrectionnoun	(uncountable) The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature.
rebellionnoun	(uncountable) Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
uprisingnoun	A popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its policies; an insurgency or insurrection.
pickupnoun	The act of collecting and taking away something or someone, usually in a vehicle.
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populous	Having a large population.
multitudinous	Existing in multitudes or great numbers; very numerous; innumerable.