heave

verb (past and past participle heaved or chiefly Nautical hove /həʊv/)

• 1 [with object and adverbial of direction] lift or haul (something heavy) with great effort:she heaved the sofa back into place he heaved himself out of bed
• informal throw (something heavy):she heaved half a brick at him

• 2 [with object] produce (a sigh):he heaved a euphoric sigh of relief

• 3 [no object] rise and fall rhythmically or spasmodically:his shoulders heaved as he panted
• make an effort to vomit; retch:my stomach heaved

• 4 [with object] Nautical pull, raise, or move (a boat or ship) by hauling on a rope or ropes: Martin thought he might be able to heave the lifeboat in closer

noun

• 1an act of heaving: with that last heave, Maurice’s anchor wrenched clear of the mud

• 2 Geology a sideways displacement in a fault.

• 3 (heaves)another term for COPD in horses.