HEAVE
5 letters
11 Scrabble points
/hiːv/
Definition of HEAVE
noun
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An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.
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An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, etc.
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A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
verb
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To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
"We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing."
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To throw, cast.
"The cap'n hove the body overboard."
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To rise and fall.
"Her chest heaved with emotion."
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
H
E
A
V
E
Length
5 letters
Scrabble Score
11 points
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