Heave Synonyms and Antonyms

hēv
To rise and fall
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. pitch
  2. rock
  3. roll
  4. billow
  5. toss
  6. bob
  7. go up and down
  8. lurch
  9. reel
  10. sway
  11. swell
  12. pant
  13. palpitate
  14. dilate
  15. expand
  16. swirl
  17. heave up
  18. throb
  19. waft
  20. ebb-and-flow
  21. wax-and-wane
  22. undulate
  23. puff
  24. slosh
  25. wash
  26. heft
  27. surge
  28. heft up
Antonyms:
  1. rest
  2. lie still
  3. quiet
To utter in a breathless manner
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. gasp
  2. pant
To eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. throw up
  2. vomit
  3. puke
An instance of lifting or being lifted
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. heaving
  2. boost
  3. hoist
  4. lift
An upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. heaving
Bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. buckle
  2. warp
To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. lift

Words Related to Heave

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Heave Sentence Examples

  • Its throes will heave our exuviae from their graves.

  • To "heave the log," a man holds the log-reel over his head (at high speeds the man and portable reel are superseded by a fixed reel and a winch fitted with a brake), and the officer places the peg in the log-ship, which he then throws clear and to windward of the ship, allowing the line to run freely out.

  • One more heave to a final settlement is not in prospect.

  • Heave away, boys!... but despite their united efforts the wattle hardly moved, and in the silence that followed the heavy breathing of the men was audible.

  • A burning sensation began in her throat and she realized she was going to heave.

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