Heaving

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  • v. Present participle of heave.
  • adj. crowded with people
  • n. An occasion on which something heaves or is heaved
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A lifting or rising; a swell; a panting or deep sighing.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Upheaval; swell; rising; panting; palpitation.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of lifting something with great effort
  • n. an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
  • n. breathing heavily (as after exertion)
  • n. throwing something heavy (with great effort)
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    rise    ascension    ascending    ascent    rising    external respiration    ventilation    respiration    breathing    throw   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    swell   
    Verb Stem
    heave   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound