heaving
heaving Lexical Profile
heaving Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Rising and falling rhythmically or convulsively with great force or effort.
"The small fishing boat struggled to navigate across the heaving sea during the winter gale."
British Extremely crowded or packed full of people.
"The city center was heaving with holiday shoppers by late Saturday morning."
• verb
To lift, haul, or throw something heavy with great effort (present participle of heave).
"The dockworkers spent the afternoon heaving heavy crates of supplies onto the cargo ship."
To rise and fall rhythmically or spasmodically (present participle of heave).
"After sprinting the final lap, the runner stood by the track with his chest heaving."
To make a convulsive effort to vomit; to retch (present participle of heave).
"The patient began heaving shortly after ingesting the spoiled food."
• noun
The act of lifting, pulling, or throwing something heavy with great physical effort, or a rhythmic rising and falling motion.
"The sudden heaving of the deck made it difficult for the passengers to keep their balance."
A convulsive effort to vomit; retching.
"A wave of nausea and violent heaving overcame the sailor during the rough crossing."
An upward swelling or displacement of soil or pavement caused by frost expansion or geological pressure.
"Repeated cycles of freezing and thawing caused severe frost heaving along the northern highway."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the verb heave, which comes from Old English hebban ('to lift, raise, or exalt'), of Proto-Germanic origin and distantly related to the word heavy.