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Past tense for to elevate or lift to a higher place or position
“So I sigh, heave myself up, make my excuses, and go outside again to gaze at the views.”
Past tense for to pull or yank on something in order to move it
“Together, they heave the heavy table into the corner of the room.”
Past tense for to throw or launch something in a given direction
“Every day, in every way, there's enough news to make one heave a brick at the television set.”
Past tense for to rise and fall rhythmically or spasmodically, sometimes violently
“The waves begin to heave around, lashed to madness by the raging winds.”
Past tense for to breathe hard or with difficulty
“I could not help but visibly heave after the arduous trek up the hill.”
Past tense for to gasp or utter with effort
“For those who heave a sigh of relief, a second shock is only a couple of hours away.”
Past tense for to vomit or retch
“He spent the next few minutes bent in half, but even after his stomach was completely empty, he continued to retch and heave but bring nothing up.”
Past tense for to move or jolt around unsteadily or abruptly
Past tense for to exert force or pressure on
Past tense for to take, pull or remove by force
Past tense for to move, or cause to move, in a wavelike motion
Past tense for to move in a violent and convulsive way
Past tense for to surge or roll in billows
Past tense for to be moved by the wind or an air current
Past tense for to eject or dump, such as from a craft or vessel, so as to lighten the load
Past tense for to throw away (something unwanted or useless)
Past tense for to kick (something) hard in a specified direction
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