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heaves

The word “heaves” has 1 syllable: heaves

It's pronounced as /hivz/

What is synonym and antonym for heaves?

In the thesaurus, “heaves” has 105 synonyms and 25 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for heaves along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for heaves

Antonyms for heaves

  • bears
  • comedowns
  • declines
  • decreases
  • depresses
  • descends
  • descents
  • dips
  • dives
  • downfalls
  • downgrades
  • downs
  • drops
  • falls
  • lowers
  • nosedives
  • pitches
  • plops
  • plunges
  • presses
  • pushes
  • sinks
  • slips
  • submerges
  • submerses

Meanings of heaves

  • noun
    1. An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.
    2. An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, etc.
    3. A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
    4. The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time. Compare pitch.
    5. An effort to vomit; retching.
    6. (only used attributively as in "heave line" or "heave horse") Broken wind in horses.
    7. A forceful shot in which the ball follows a high trajectory.
    8. A period of retching.
    9. A disease of horses characterized by coughing and difficult breathing; broken wind.
  • verb
    1. To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
    2. To throw, cast.
    3. To rise and fall.
    4. To utter with effort.
    5. To pull up with a rope or cable.
    6. To lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards.
    7. To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
    8. To displace (a vein, stratum).
    9. To cause to swell or rise, especially in repeated exertions.
    10. To move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation.
    11. To retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit.
    12. To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.
    13. To rob; to steal from; to plunder.

Example Sentences

  • The old ship heaves heavily during rough weather.
  • His chest heaves after running up the steep hill.
  • She heaves the heavy bags into the trunk every morning.
  • The crowd heaves forward when the gates finally open.
  • The ocean heaves beneath the fishing boat at night.

On this page you'll find 130 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to heaves, such as: ascends, ascensions, ascents, asphyxiates, barfs, bears, blastoffs.

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