Meaning & use
heave
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To lift, pull, or throw something heavy with great effort, or to rise and fall rhythmically.
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The sailors heaved the anchor up onto the deck.
His shoulders heaved as he tried to catch his breath.
A note on using this word
Can also mean to retch or feel like vomiting, as in 'his stomach heaved,' so context matters for which sense applies.
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