adj
Meaning 1
Crowded with people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
heaving
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈhiːvɪŋ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -iːvɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: HH IY1 V IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of the chest, rising and falling noticeably from exertion, emotion, or laboured breathing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Of the bosom, full, ample, or voluptuous in form, irrespective of movement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literary
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noun
Meaning 4
An occasion on which something heaves or is heaved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of heave
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 6
throwing something heavy (with great effort)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he gave it a mighty heave
- he was not good at heaving passes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heave
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: throw
noun
Meaning 7
the act of lifting something with great effort
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heave
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rise, ascent, ascension, ascending
noun
Meaning 8
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: panting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
noun
Meaning 9
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the heaving of waves on a rough sea
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heave
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rise, rising, ascent, ascension
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.