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to lift with effort<I heaved my duffel bag into the busʼs overhead compartment>Synonymsboost, heft, hoist, jack (up)Related Wordselevate, hike, raise, rear, up, uplift, upraiseNear Antonymsdrop, lower; sink, submerge, submerse
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to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth<heaved as soon as he stepped off the roller coaster>— see vomit
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to move from a lower to a higher place or position<heaved the bucket from the bottom of the well>— see raise 1
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to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm<heaved the brick over the fence>— see throw
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