heave English

Meaning heave meaning

What does heave mean?

Definitions in simple English

heave Verb

— If you heave something heavy, then you pull it with a lot of strength

heave

— verb utter a sound, as with obvious effort She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do

— verb throw with great effort

— verb lift or elevate

— verb (= billow, surge) rise and move, as in waves or billows The army surged forward

— verb move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position The vessel hove into sight

— verb (= pant) breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily

— verb (= buckle) bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat The highway buckled during the heat wave

— noun (= heaving) throwing something heavy (with great effort) he gave it a mighty heave he was not good at heaving passes

— noun an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting a bad case of the heaves

— noun the act of lifting something with great effort

— noun (= heaving) an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) the heaving of waves on a rough sea

— noun (geology) a horizontal dislocation

— verb (= gag) make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

— noun (= lift, raise) the act of raising something he responded with a lift of his eyebrow fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up

Synonyms heave synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as heave?

heave English » English

lift

raise

retch

hoist

wave

throw

toss

surge

cast

sway

heaving

gasp

elevate

rise

uplift

undulate

tug

pull

pant

lift up

lever

heft

flutter

fling

flicker

drag

yank

vomit

upheave

pitch

pick up

hurl

haul

gag

chuck

billow

warp

swelling

swell

sling

sigh

roll

rear

raise up

push

puff

projection

project

lob

levitate

Topics heave topics

What do people use heave to talk about?

Person Body Head

Mouth

• What words refer to vomiting?
  vomit (v) vomit (n) regurgitate disgorge heave retch throw up

Person Healthy Disease

Stomach illness

• What words refer to vomiting without bringing anything up?
  retch heave gag

Physical actions Move something Carry

Throw

• What words refer to throwing something with force?
  hurl fling heave fire

Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Pull

• What words refer to pulling something heavy?
  heave lug haul

Physical actions Have, be with Keep something

Throw away

• What words are used for throwing something away?
  throw away throw aside toss junk jettison discard eliminate heave reject expel dispose of cast off throw overboard get rid of rid yourself of dump clean out purge smoke out unload delete

Conjugation heave conjugation

How do you conjugate heave?

heave · verb

Present I heave

Positive I heave

Singular

1st person I heave

2nd person you heave

3rd person he/she/it heaves

Plural

1st person we heave

2nd person you heave

3rd person they heave

Negative I don't heave

Singular

1st person I don't heave I do not heave

2nd person you don't heave you do not heave

3rd person he/she/it doesn't heave he/she/it does not heave

Plural

1st person we don't heave we do not heave

2nd person you don't heave you do not heave

3rd person they don't heave they do not heave

Question do I heave?

Singular

1st person do I heave?

2nd person do you heave?

3rd person does he/she/it heave?

Plural

1st person do we heave?

2nd person do you heave?

3rd person do they heave?

Negative question don't I heave?

Singular

1st person don't I heave? do I not heave?

2nd person don't you heave? do you not heave?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it heave? does he/she/it not heave?

Plural

1st person don't we heave? do we not heave?

2nd person don't you heave? do you not heave?

3rd person don't they heave? do they not heave?

Past I heaved

Positive I heaved

Singular

1st person I heaved I hove

2nd person you heaved you hove

3rd person he/she/it heaved he/she/it hove

Plural

1st person we heaved we hove

2nd person you heaved you hove

3rd person they heaved they hove

Negative I didn't heave

Singular

1st person I didn't heave I did not heave

2nd person you didn't heave you did not heave

3rd person he/she/it didn't heave he/she/it did not heave

Plural

1st person we didn't heave we did not heave

2nd person you didn't heave you did not heave

3rd person they didn't heave they did not heave

Question did I heave?

Singular

1st person did I heave?

2nd person did you heave?

3rd person did he/she/it heave?

Plural

1st person did we heave?

2nd person did you heave?

3rd person did they heave?

Negative question didn't I heave?

Singular

1st person didn't I heave? did I not heave?

2nd person didn't you heave? did you not heave?

3rd person didn't he/she/it heave? did he/she/it not heave?

Plural

1st person didn't we heave? did we not heave?

2nd person didn't you heave? did you not heave?

3rd person didn't they heave? did they not heave?

Future I'll heave

Positive I'll heave

Singular

1st person I'll heave I will heave

2nd person you'll heave you will heave

3rd person he/she/it'll heave he/she/it will heave

Plural

1st person we'll heave we will heave

2nd person you'll heave you will heave

3rd person they'll heave they will heave

Negative I won't heave

Singular

1st person I won't heave I will not heave

2nd person you won't heave you will not heave

3rd person he/she/it won't heave he/she/it will not heave

Plural

1st person we won't heave we will not heave

2nd person you won't heave you will not heave

3rd person they won't heave they will not heave

Question will I heave?

Singular

1st person will I heave?

2nd person will you heave?

3rd person will he/she/it heave?

Plural

1st person will we heave?

2nd person will you heave?

3rd person will they heave?

Negative question won't I heave?

Singular

1st person won't I heave? will I not heave?

2nd person won't you heave? will you not heave?

3rd person won't he/she/it heave? will he/she/it not heave?

Plural

1st person won't we heave? will we not heave?

2nd person won't you heave? will you not heave?

3rd person won't they heave? will they not heave?

Conditional I'd heave

Positive I'd heave

Singular

1st person I'd heave I would heave

2nd person you'd heave you would heave

3rd person he/she/it'd heave he/she/it would heave

Plural

1st person we'd heave we would heave

2nd person you'd heave you would heave

3rd person they'd heave they would heave

Negative I wouldn't heave

Singular

1st person I wouldn't heave I would not heave

2nd person you wouldn't heave you would not heave

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't heave he/she/it would not heave

Plural

1st person we wouldn't heave we would not heave

2nd person you wouldn't heave you would not heave

3rd person they wouldn't heave they would not heave

Question would I heave?

Singular

1st person would I heave?

2nd person would you heave?

3rd person would he/she/it heave?

Plural

1st person would we heave?

2nd person would you heave?

3rd person would they heave?

Negative question wouldn't I heave?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I heave? would I not heave?

2nd person wouldn't you heave? would you not heave?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it heave? would he/she/it not heave?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we heave? would we not heave?

2nd person wouldn't you heave? would you not heave?

3rd person wouldn't they heave? would they not heave?

Present continuous I'm heaving

Positive I'm heaving

Singular

1st person I'm heaving I am heaving

2nd person you're heaving you are heaving

3rd person he/she/it's heaving he/she/it is heaving

Plural

1st person we're heaving we are heaving

2nd person you're heaving you are heaving

3rd person they're heaving they are heaving

Negative I'm not heaving

Singular

1st person I'm not heaving I am not heaving

2nd person you aren't heaving you're not heaving you are not heaving

3rd person he/she/it isn't heaving he/she/it's not heaving he/she/it is not heaving

Plural

1st person we aren't heaving we're not heaving we are not heaving

2nd person you aren't heaving you're not heaving you are not heaving

3rd person they aren't heaving they're not heaving they are not heaving

Question am I heaving?

Singular

1st person am I heaving?

2nd person are you heaving?

3rd person is he/she/it heaving?

Plural

1st person are we heaving?

2nd person are you heaving?

3rd person are they heaving?

Negative question aren't I heaving?

Singular

1st person aren't I heaving? am I not heaving?

2nd person aren't you heaving? are you not heaving?

3rd person isn't he/she/it heaving? is he/she/it not heaving?

Plural

1st person aren't we heaving? are we not heaving?

2nd person aren't you heaving? are you not heaving?

3rd person aren't they heaving? are they not heaving?

Past continuous I was heaving

Positive I was heaving

Singular

1st person I was heaving

2nd person you were heaving

3rd person he/she/it was heaving

Plural

1st person we were heaving

2nd person you were heaving

3rd person they were heaving

Negative I wasn't heaving

Singular

1st person I wasn't heaving I was not heaving

2nd person you weren't heaving you were not heaving

3rd person he/she/it wasn't heaving he/she/it was not heaving

Plural

1st person we weren't heaving we were not heaving

2nd person you weren't heaving you were not heaving

3rd person they weren't heaving they were not heaving

Question was I heaving?

Singular

1st person was I heaving?

2nd person were you heaving?

3rd person was he/she/it heaving?

Plural

1st person were we heaving?

2nd person were you heaving?

3rd person were they heaving?

Negative question wasn't I heaving?

Singular

1st person wasn't I heaving? was I not heaving?

2nd person weren't you heaving? were you not heaving?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it heaving? was he/she/it not heaving?

Plural

1st person weren't we heaving? were we not heaving?

2nd person weren't you heaving? were you not heaving?

3rd person weren't they heaving? were they not heaving?

Future continuous I'll be heaving

Positive I'll be heaving

Singular

1st person I'll be heaving I will be heaving

2nd person you'll be heaving you will be heaving

3rd person he/she/it'll be heaving he/she/it will be heaving

Plural

1st person we'll be heaving we will be heaving

2nd person you'll be heaving you will be heaving

3rd person they'll be heaving they will be heaving

Negative I won't be heaving

Singular

1st person I won't be heaving I will not be heaving

2nd person you won't be heaving you will not be heaving

3rd person he/she/it won't be heaving he/she/it will not be heaving

Plural

1st person we won't be heaving we will not be heaving

2nd person you won't be heaving you will not be heaving

3rd person they won't be heaving they will not be heaving

Question will I be heaving?

Singular

1st person will I be heaving?

2nd person will you be heaving?

3rd person will he/she/it be heaving?

Plural

1st person will we be heaving?

2nd person will you be heaving?

3rd person will they be heaving?

Negative question won't I be heaving?

Singular

1st person won't I be heaving? will I not be heaving?

2nd person won't you be heaving? will you not be heaving?

3rd person won't he/she/it be heaving? will he/she/it not be heaving?

Plural

1st person won't we be heaving? will we not be heaving?

2nd person won't you be heaving? will you not be heaving?

3rd person won't they be heaving? will they not be heaving?

Conditional continuous I'd be heaving

Positive I'd be heaving

Singular

1st person I'd be heaving I would be heaving

2nd person you'd be heaving you would be heaving

3rd person he/she/it'd be heaving he/she/it would be heaving

Plural

1st person we'd be heaving we would be heaving

2nd person you'd be heaving you would be heaving

3rd person they'd be heaving they would be heaving

Negative I wouldn't be heaving

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be heaving I would not be heaving

2nd person you wouldn't be heaving you would not be heaving

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be heaving he/she/it would not be heaving

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be heaving we would not be heaving

2nd person you wouldn't be heaving you would not be heaving

3rd person they wouldn't be heaving they would not be heaving

Question would I be heaving?

Singular

1st person would I be heaving?

2nd person would you be heaving?

3rd person would he/she/it be heaving?

Plural

1st person would we be heaving?

2nd person would you be heaving?

3rd person would they be heaving?

Negative question wouldn't I be heaving?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be heaving? would I not be heaving?

2nd person wouldn't you be heaving? would you not be heaving?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be heaving? would he/she/it not be heaving?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be heaving? would we not be heaving?

2nd person wouldn't you be heaving? would you not be heaving?

3rd person wouldn't they be heaving? would they not be heaving?

Present perfect I've heaved

Positive I've heaved

Singular

1st person I've heaved I've hove I have heaved I have hove

2nd person you've heaved you've hove you have heaved you have hove

3rd person he/she/it's heaved he/she/it's hove he/she/it has heaved he/she/it has hove

Plural

1st person we've heaved we've hove we have heaved we have hove

2nd person you've heaved you've hove you have heaved you have hove

3rd person they've heaved they've hove they have heaved they have hove

Negative I haven't heaved

Singular

1st person I haven't heaved I haven't hove I have not heaved I have not hove

2nd person you haven't heaved you haven't hove you have not heaved you have not hove

3rd person he/she/it hasn't heaved he/she/it hasn't hove he/she/it has not heaved he/she/it has not hove

Plural

1st person we haven't heaved we haven't hove we have not heaved we have not hove

2nd person you haven't heaved you haven't hove you have not heaved you have not hove

3rd person they haven't heaved they haven't hove they have not heaved they have not hove

Question have I heaved?

Singular

1st person have I heaved? have I hove?

2nd person have you heaved? have you hove?

3rd person has he/she/it heaved? has he/she/it hove?

Plural

1st person have we heaved? have we hove?

2nd person have you heaved? have you hove?

3rd person have they heaved? have they hove?

Negative question haven't I heaved?

Singular

1st person haven't I heaved? haven't I hove? have I not heaved? have I not hove?

2nd person haven't you heaved? haven't you hove? have you not heaved? have you not hove?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it heaved? hasn't he/she/it hove? has he/she/it not heaved? has he/she/it not hove?

Plural

1st person haven't we heaved? haven't we hove? have we not heaved? have we not hove?

2nd person haven't you heaved? haven't you hove? have you not heaved? have you not hove?

3rd person haven't they heaved? haven't they hove? have they not heaved? have they not hove?

Past perfect I had heaved

Positive I had heaved

Singular

1st person I had heaved I had hove

2nd person you had heaved you had hove

3rd person he/she/it had heaved he/she/it had hove

Plural

1st person we had heaved we had hove

2nd person you had heaved you had hove

3rd person they had heaved they had hove

Negative I hadn't heaved

Singular

1st person I hadn't heaved I hadn't hove I had not heaved I had not hove

2nd person you hadn't heaved you hadn't hove you had not heaved you had not hove

3rd person he/she/it hadn't heaved he/she/it hadn't hove he/she/it had not heaved he/she/it had not hove

Plural

1st person we hadn't heaved we hadn't hove we had not heaved we had not hove

2nd person you hadn't heaved you hadn't hove you had not heaved you had not hove

3rd person they hadn't heaved they hadn't hove they had not heaved they had not hove

Question had I heaved?

Singular

1st person had I heaved? had I hove?

2nd person had you heaved? had you hove?

3rd person had he/she/it heaved? had he/she/it hove?

Plural

1st person had we heaved? had we hove?

2nd person had you heaved? had you hove?

3rd person had they heaved? had they hove?

Negative question hadn't I heaved?

Singular

1st person hadn't I heaved? hadn't I hove? had I not heaved? had I not hove?

2nd person hadn't you heaved? hadn't you hove? had you not heaved? had you not hove?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it heaved? hadn't he/she/it hove? had he/she/it not heaved? had he/she/it not hove?

Plural

1st person hadn't we heaved? hadn't we hove? had we not heaved? had we not hove?

2nd person hadn't you heaved? hadn't you hove? had you not heaved? had you not hove?

3rd person hadn't they heaved? hadn't they hove? had they not heaved? had they not hove?

Future perfect I'll have heaved

Positive I'll have heaved

Singular

1st person I'll have heaved I'll have hove I will have heaved I will have hove

2nd person you'll have heaved you'll have hove you will have heaved you will have hove

3rd person he/she/it'll have heaved he/she/it'll have hove he/she/it will have heaved he/she/it will have hove

Plural

1st person we'll have heaved we'll have hove we will have heaved we will have hove

2nd person you'll have heaved you'll have hove you will have heaved you will have hove

3rd person they'll have heaved they'll have hove they will have heaved they will have hove

Negative I won't have heaved

Singular

1st person I won't have heaved I won't have hove I will not have heaved I will not have hove

2nd person you won't have heaved you won't have hove you will not have heaved you will not have hove

3rd person he/she/it won't have heaved he/she/it won't have hove he/she/it will not have heaved he/she/it will not have hove

Plural

1st person we won't have heaved we won't have hove we will not have heaved we will not have hove

2nd person you won't have heaved you won't have hove you will not have heaved you will not have hove

3rd person they won't have heaved they won't have hove they will not have heaved they will not have hove

Question +'ll I have heaved?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have heaved? +'ll I have hove? will I have heaved? will I have hove?

2nd person +'ll you have heaved? +'ll you have hove? will you have heaved? will you have hove?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have heaved? +'ll he/she/it have hove? will he/she/it have heaved? will he/she/it have hove?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have heaved? +'ll we have hove? will we have heaved? will we have hove?

2nd person +'ll you have heaved? +'ll you have hove? will you have heaved? will you have hove?

3rd person +'ll they have heaved? +'ll they have hove? will they have heaved? will they have hove?

Negative question won't I have heaved?

Singular

1st person won't I have heaved? won't I have hove? will I not have heaved? will I not have hove?

2nd person won't you have heaved? won't you have hove? will you not have heaved? will you not have hove?

3rd person won't he/she/it have heaved? won't he/she/it have hove? will he/she/it not have heaved? will he/she/it not have hove?

Plural

1st person won't we have heaved? won't we have hove? will we not have heaved? will we not have hove?

2nd person won't you have heaved? won't you have hove? will you not have heaved? will you not have hove?

3rd person won't they have heaved? won't they have hove? will they not have heaved? will they not have hove?

Conditional perfect I'd have heaved

Positive I'd have heaved

Singular

1st person I'd have heaved I'd have hove I would have heaved I would have hove

2nd person you'd have heaved you'd have hove you would have heaved you would have hove

3rd person he/she/it'd have heaved he/she/it'd have hove he/she/it would have heaved he/she/it would have hove

Plural

1st person we'd have heaved we'd have hove we would have heaved we would have hove

2nd person you'd have heaved you'd have hove you would have heaved you would have hove

3rd person they'd have heaved they'd have hove they would have heaved they would have hove

Negative I wouldn't have heaved

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have heaved I wouldn't have hove I would not have heaved I would not have hove

2nd person you wouldn't have heaved you wouldn't have hove you would not have heaved you would not have hove

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have heaved he/she/it wouldn't have hove he/she/it would not have heaved he/she/it would not have hove

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have heaved we wouldn't have hove we would not have heaved we would not have hove

2nd person you wouldn't have heaved you wouldn't have hove you would not have heaved you would not have hove

3rd person they wouldn't have heaved they wouldn't have hove they would not have heaved they would not have hove

Question would I have heaved?

Singular

1st person would I have heaved? would I have hove?

2nd person would you have heaved? would you have hove?

3rd person would he/she/it have heaved? would he/she/it have hove?

Plural

1st person would we have heaved? would we have hove?

2nd person would you have heaved? would you have hove?

3rd person would they have heaved? would they have hove?

Negative question wouldn't I have heaved?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have heaved? wouldn't I have hove? would I not have heaved? would I not have hove?

2nd person wouldn't you have heaved? wouldn't you have hove? would you not have heaved? would you not have hove?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have heaved? wouldn't he/she/it have hove? would he/she/it not have heaved? would he/she/it not have hove?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have heaved? wouldn't we have hove? would we not have heaved? would we not have hove?

2nd person wouldn't you have heaved? wouldn't you have hove? would you not have heaved? would you not have hove?

3rd person wouldn't they have heaved? wouldn't they have hove? would they not have heaved? would they not have hove?

Imperative heave!

Positive

you heave!

we let's heave!

Negative

you don't heave!

we let's not heave!

Examples heave examples

How do I use heave in a sentence?

Simple sentences

This ship is outfitted with a windlass to heave up the anchor.

Movie subtitles

I'll take them. Let's go! Heave-ho!

Iori. Yes. Heave-ho!

He can heave a knife into a mark so big every time.

I bet you a buffalo hide he can't heave into that post back ofyou.

Four. Why don't he heave to until it clears?

Heave. Heave.

Heave forward!

Heave ho!

Heave that lead, Manuel.

A-heave, a-ho. A-heave, a-ho.

A-heave, a-ho.

Heave ho, me lads, heave ho.

I'll bet you a buffalo hide he can't heave it into that post back of ya.

Heave-ho.

All right. Heave!

Now, all together, with a big heave.

Heave. Get cabinets, desks, line them up against that door.

Heave the starboard line!

Heave a port line!

Heave-ho!

And one, two, heave!

Heave ho. Heave ho.

Heave ho.

One, two, One, two. One, two. - Heave ho.

If he starts cracking, heave him out.

Stand by to heave him a line.

Heave.

Ready? Heave ho.

Heave ho, heave ho, heave.

News and current affairs

Some people hope Europe's foreign policy failure is a temporary phenomenon, which could be solved by one more heave, or perhaps by some real leadership from Germany or France.