[{"word":"heaves","phonetic":"/hiːvz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/hiːvz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time. Compare pitch.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An effort to vomit; retching.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(only used attributively as in \"heave line\" or \"heave horse\") Broken wind in horses.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A forceful shot in which the ball follows a high trajectory","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing."},{"definition":"To throw, cast.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The cap'n hove the body overboard."},{"definition":"To rise and fall.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Her chest heaved with emotion."},{"definition":"To utter with effort.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She heaved a sigh and stared out of the window."},{"definition":"To pull up with a rope or cable.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Heave up the anchor there, boys!"},{"definition":"To lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To displace (a vein, stratum).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cause to swell or rise, especially in repeated exertions.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The wind heaved the waves."},{"definition":"To move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to heave the ship ahead"},{"definition":"To retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The smell of the old cheese was enough to make you heave."},{"definition":"To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To rob; to steal from; to plunder.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A period of retching.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I have the dry heaves, I rather just throw up and get it over with."},{"definition":"A disease of horses characterized by coughing and difficult breathing; broken wind.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/heave","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/heaves"]}]