How many syllables in Heave
Word
Heave
How many syllables?
1 Syllable
How it's divided?
heave
Definition
- v. t. - To cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; to
lift; to raise; to hoist; -- often with up; as, the wave heaved the
boat on land.
- v. t. - To throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or
colloquial, except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the lead;
to heave the log.
- v. t. - To force from, or into, any position; to cause to move;
also, to throw off; -- mostly used in certain nautical phrases; as, to
heave the ship ahead.
- v. t. - To raise or force from the breast; to utter with effort;
as, to heave a sigh.
- v. t. - To cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom.
- v. i. - To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or
mound.
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