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upheave

up·heave
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhp-heev]
    • /ʌpˈhiv/
    • /ʌp.ˈhiːv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhp-heev]
    • /ʌpˈhiv/

Definitions of upheave word

  • verb with object upheave to heave or lift up; raise up or aloft. 1
  • verb with object upheave to force or throw up violently or with much power, as an erupting volcano. 1
  • verb with object upheave to cause a major disturbance or disorder in: The revolution upheaved the government, causing its leaders to flee the country. 1
  • verb without object upheave to rise upward, especially extensively or powerfully. 1
  • verb upheave to heave or rise upwards 0
  • verb upheave to thrust (land) upwards or (of land) to be thrust upwards 0

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Origin of upheave

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
First recorded in 1250-1300, upheave is from the Middle English word upheven. See up-, heave

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Parts of speech for Upheave

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

upheave popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

upheave usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for upheave

verb upheave

  • goose — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
  • goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
  • heft — weight; heaviness: It was a rather flimsy chair, without much heft to it.
  • hefted — weight; heaviness: It was a rather flimsy chair, without much heft to it.
  • hefting — weight; heaviness: It was a rather flimsy chair, without much heft to it.

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