Examples: the heaving of waves on a rough sea
Examples: a bad case of the heaves
Examples: he responded with a lift of his eyebrow fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
Examples: he gave it a mighty heave he was not good at heaving passes
Examples: She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do
Examples: The army surged forward
Examples: The vessel hove into sight
Examples: The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily
Examples: The highway buckled during the heat wave
heave (English)└── heven (Middle English (1100-1500)) └── heofon (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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