heave

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /hiv/ UK /hiːv/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to lift or throw with great effort; to rise and fall

They heaved the heavy crate onto the truck.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to lift or throw with great... hoist lift haul hurl throw raise

Opposites

lower drop push

Word family

Derived forms heaverheavingheaved

Related forms heavy upheaval

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Phrases (1)

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frost heave
the lifting of soil or pavement as water in the ground freezes

Noun + noun

Tongue twisters (1)

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High Up the Hill
High up the hill he heaved a huge hoe.

Let each /h/ begin with an easy breath. Keep heaved and huge separate, and use your usual pronunciation of huge.

Simplified etymology

Heave is an Old English word from which late Middle English heft, "the weight of someone," was derived. The nautical hauling call heave-ho is recorded from late Middle English.

Etymology

From Middle English heven, from Old English hebban ('to lift, raise'), from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh2p- ('to grasp, seize').

hebban Old English *habjaną Proto-Germanic *keh2p- Proto-Indo-European

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# heave

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /hiv/
**IPA (UK):** /hiːv/

## Meanings
1. to lift or throw with great effort; to rise and fall

## Examples
- They heaved the heavy crate onto the truck.

## Synonyms
- hoist
- lift
- haul
- hurl
- throw
- raise

## Antonyms
- lower
- drop
- push

## Derived Forms
- heaver
- heaving
- heaved

## Related Forms
- heavy
- upheaval

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hebban
- Root: *habjaną
- Root: *keh2p-

## Etymology
From Middle English heven, from Old English hebban ('to lift, raise'), from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh2p- ('to grasp, seize').

## AI Etymology
Heave is from Middle English heven, from Old English hebban ('to lift, raise'), from Proto-Germanic *habjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *kh2p- ('to grasp, seize'). In present-day use, it means to lift or throw with great effort; to rise and fall. Derived formations include heaver, heaving, and heaved. Related vocabulary includes heavy and upheaval.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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