heaved

heave

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [heev]
- /hiv/
- /hiːv/

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

Definitions of heaved word

verb with object heaved to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax. 1
verb with object heaved 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 heaved 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 heaved to utter laboriously or painfully: to heave a sigh. 1
verb with object heaved to cause to rise and fall with or as with a swelling motion: to heave one's chest. 1
verb with object heaved to vomit; throw up: He heaved his breakfast before noon. 1

See all 23 definitions of heaved

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Origin of heaved

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 Heaved

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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heaved 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.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for heaved

adjective heaved

thrown — a past participle of throw.

Just one Synonym for heaved

Antonyms for heaved

verb heaved

pushed — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
decreased — Simple past tense and past participle of decrease.
depressed — If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
destroyed — to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
dropped — Let or make (something) fall vertically.

All 15 Antonyms of heaved