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Adjective heaving has 1 sense

heaving - rising and falling alternately as in waves; "the heaving waves in the storm-tossed sea"; "the exhausted dog's heaving chest"
Antonyms: nonmoving, unmoving (indirect, via moving)

Noun heaving has 4 senses

heave, heaving - an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
--₁ is a kind of rise, rising, ascent, ascension

Derived form: verb heave₃
panting, heaving - breathing heavily (as after exertion)
--₂ is a kind of breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation

Derived form: verb heave₆
heave, heaving - the act of lifting something with great effort
--₃ is a kind of rise, ascent, ascension, ascending

Derived form: verb heave₄
heave, heaving - throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"
--₄ is a kind of throw

Derived form: verb heave₂

Verb heave has 8 senses

heave - utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"
--₁ is one way to utter, emit, let out, let loose
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
heave - throw with great effort
--₂ is one way to throw

Derived forms: noun heave₆, noun heaving₄
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
billow, surge, heave - rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"
--₃ is one way to inflate, blow up

Derived forms: noun heave₁, noun heaving₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
heave, heave up, heft, heft up - lift or elevate
--₄ is one way to lift

Derived forms: noun heave₅, noun heave₃, noun heaver₂, noun heaving₃
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
heave - nautical: to move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"
--₅ is one way to move
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
pant, puff, gasp, heave - breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
--₆ is one way to blow

Derived form: noun heaving₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
heave, buckle, warp - bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heatwave"
--₇ is one way to change surface

Derived form: noun heave₂
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
gag, heave, retch - make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

Derived form: noun heave₄
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s