Heaved

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of heave.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In geology, horizontally displaced by a fault: said of rock-masses or strata. Contrasted with thrown, or vertically displaced.
  • Word Usage
    "Martin heaved a sigh of relief when the door closed behind the laundryman."
    Verb Form
    heaved    heaves    heaving    hove   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    throw    inflate    blow up    rise    ascension    ascending    ascent    movement    motion    propulsion   
    Variant
    hove   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    throw    cast    swell    dilate    expand    distend    struggle    retch    vomit    rising   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Eve    Kleve    Neave    Rajiv    Steve    achieve    aggrieve    aleve    believe    bereave   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    lurch    jerk    gasp    tug    jolt    shove    plunge    twist    sob    leap