Definition of: heave

(hēv) v. heaved or hove, heav·ing v.t.
1. To raise with effort; lift; hoist.
2. To lift and throw, especially with effort; hurl.
3. To cause to swell, rise, or bulge out, as the chest in breathing.
4. To cause to rise and fall repeatedly: The waves heaved the ship up and down.
5. To emit or bring forth (a sigh, groan, etc.) as with effort or pain.
6. Naut. a To raise or haul up (the anchor); pull on (a cable, etc.). b To cause (a ship) to move in a specified direction by or as by hauling on cables or ropes.
7. Geol. To fracture and displace (a vein or stratum).
—v.i.
8. To rise or swell up; bulge.
9. To rise and fall repeatedly.
10. To breathe with effort; gasp; pant.
11. To vomit or make an effort to vomit; retch.
12. Naut. a To move or proceed: said of ships. b To haul or pull, as on a rope; push, as on a capstan.
—heave, ho! Naut. Pull (or push) hard together!
—to heave in (or into) sight To come into view, as a ship at sea.
—to heave to Naut.
1. To bring (a ship) to a standstill by heading into the wind with one or more sails aback.
2. To cause a ship to lie to, as in a storm.
—noun
1. An upward and onward throw; an effort to lift or raise.
2. A rising or an upward movement.
3. A swell or an expansion, as of sea waves, or the earth in an earthquake.
4. Geol. The amount of actual displacement of the parts of a fractured mineral vein or stratum, vertically or horizontally or in both directions combined. [OE hebban lift]