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- [heev]
- /hiv/
- /hiːv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [heev]
- /hiv/
Definitions of heaves word
- verb with object heaves to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax. 1
- verb with object heaves 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 heaves 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 heaves to utter laboriously or painfully: to heave a sigh. 1
- verb with object heaves to cause to rise and fall with or as with a swelling motion: to heave one's chest. 1
- verb with object heaves to vomit; throw up: He heaved his breakfast before noon. 1
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Origin of heaves
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 Heaves
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
heaves 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
heaves usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for heaves
noun heaves
Antonyms for heaves
verb heaves
- decreases — Plural form of decrease.
- drops — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- finishes — Plural form of finish.
- keeps — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- lowers — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
Top questions with heaves
- how to stop dry heaves?
- what causes dry heaves?
- what to do for dry heaves?
- what are dry heaves?
- what stops dry heaves?
- how to stop dry heaves after vomiting?
- what causes dry heaves without vomiting?
- what are heaves?
- how do you stop dry heaves?
- what to do for dry heaves from drinking?
- how to stop dry heaves in children?
- how to stop the dry heaves?
- what to do about dry heaves?
- why does my dog have dry heaves?
- what are frost heaves?
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