[hiːv], (Verb)

Definitions:
- lift or haul (something heavy) with great effort
(e.g: she heaved the sofa back into place)

- produce (a sigh)
(e.g: he heaved a euphoric sigh of relief)

- rise and fall rhythmically or spasmodically
(e.g: his shoulders heaved as he panted)


Phrases:
- heave in sight

Origin:
Old English hebban, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heffen and German heben ‘lift up’

[hiːv], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of heaving
(e.g: with that last heave, Maurice's anchor wrenched clear of the mud)

- a sideways displacement in a fault



Phrases:
- heave in sight

Origin:
Old English hebban, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heffen and German heben ‘lift up’