Definitions For Heave

noun

  • Throwing something heavy (with great effort)
  • The act of raising something
  • An involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
  • The act of lifting something with great effort
  • (geology) a horizontal dislocation
  • An upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
  • An act of lifting or pulling something with effort
  • A forceful throw

verb

  • Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
  • Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
  • Bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
  • Utter a sound, as with obvious effort
  • Lift or elevate
  • Throw with great effort
  • Rise and move, as in waves or billows
  • Move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
  • To lift or pull (something) with effort
  • To throw (something) with effort
  • To breathe in and breathe out (a sigh) in a slow or loud way

Is Heave a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
11

The word Heave is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Heave in a Sentence

  • She heaved the door shut.
  • The quarterback heaved the ball down the field.
  • She sat down and heaved a sigh of relief.
  • We lifted the box onto the table with a heave.
  • He gave the rope a mighty heave.
  • The quarterback uncorked a mighty heave.

Synonyms for Heave

Antonyms for Heave

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