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heaved

/hiːvd/

Meanings
  • Verb

    To lift or raise something with effort.

    - "Heaved the heavy box onto the truck."
    - "The crew heaved the anchor up."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with heaved
ave , gave , grave , wave
Variants
List of all variants of heaved that leads to same result
heave , heave to , heaved , heaved to , heaver , heavers , heaves , heaves to , heaving , heaving to , hove , hoved
Forms
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heaves, heaved up, heaving, heaves a sigh, heaves a breath


Etymology
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Old English hiefian, from heafod, head. Related to heave up, lift.


Trivia
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  1. The word 'heave' is related to the word 'head'.

  2. In the game of baseball, a 'heave' is another term for a pitch.


Related Concepts
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  1. lift: A synonym for 'heave' in the sense of lifting something.

  2. hoist: A synonym for 'heave' in the sense of raising something using a rope or other means.


Culture
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In literature, 'heaved' is often used to describe the physical effort required to lift or move heavy objects. In music, the term 'heave ho' is used as a call-and-response chant in sea shanties.

How to Memorize "heaved"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize lifting a heavy object, such as a box or a boulder, and using the effort of your muscles to heave it up.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'heaved' with the feeling of exerting effort to lift something.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember the rule: 'Heave' is what you do when you need to lift something heavy.


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