Heaving has 7 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
"the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
2
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
3
the act of lifting something with great effort
4
throwing something heavy (with great effort)
"he gave it a mighty heave"
"he was not good at heaving passes"
5
An occasion on which something heaves or is heaved.
Verb
1
present participle of heave
Adjective
Example Sentences
"the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
noun
"he gave it a mighty heave"
noun
"he was not good at heaving passes"
noun
Broader Terms (hypernyms)