HEAVE
What does "HEAVE" mean?
To lift, haul, or throw something heavy with great effort.
Meanings
- To lift or haul a heavy thing with effort. They heaved the crate onto the truck.
- To rise and fall rhythmically, as a chest or the sea. His chest heaved after the sprint.
- To utter a sound, especially a sigh, with effort. She heaved a sigh of relief.
- To retch or vomit. The rough crossing left half the passengers heaving over the rail. informal
Word origin
From Old English 'hebban' ('to lift, raise'), from Proto-Germanic 'habjaną', related to Latin 'capere' ('to take') via a shared Indo-European root.
Remember it
HEAVE shares its root with 'heavy' and 'have' - you grab hold and lift the weight.
A little poem
Knees bend, breath held,
the stone forgets it is a stone-
for one rising second.
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Wordplay
- The sailor said the sea heaves and so does he, and after the storm he wasn't sure which of them was hauling and which was sick.
What it teaches
Every heave is brief; the trick is to stack many short efforts where one impossible one won't do.
Quick facts
What does HEAVE mean?
To lift, haul, or throw something heavy with great effort.
Is HEAVE a valid word?
Yes — HEAVE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is HEAVE?
HEAVE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does HEAVE come from?
From Old English 'hebban' ('to lift, raise'), from Proto-Germanic 'habjaną', related to Latin 'capere' ('to take') via a shared Indo-European root.
What can HEAVE teach us?
Every heave is brief; the trick is to stack many short efforts where one impossible one won't do.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.