heave down

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heev doun]
- /hiv daʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heev doun]
- /hiv daʊn/

Definitions of heave down words

verb with object heave down to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax. 1
verb with object heave down to throw, especially to lift and throw with effort, force, or violence: to heave an anchor overboard; to heave a stone through a window. 1
verb with object heave down Nautical. to move into a certain position or situation: to heave a vessel aback. to move in a certain direction: Heave the capstan around! Heave up the anchor! 1
verb with object heave down to utter laboriously or painfully: to heave a sigh. 1
verb with object heave down to cause to rise and fall with or as with a swelling motion: to heave one's chest. 1
verb with object heave down to vomit; throw up: He heaved his breakfast before noon. 1

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Origin of heave down

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English heven, variant (with -v- from simple past tense and past participle) of hebben, Old English hebban; cognate with German heben, Old Norse hefja, Gothic hafjan; akin to Latin capere to take

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Parts of speech for Heave down

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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heave down popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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