Heave

hēv, v.t. to lift up: to throw upward: to draw in any direction, as by a windla : to cause to swell: to force from the breast: ( geol. ) to move away or displace (a vein or stratum).— v.i. to be raised: to rise and fall: to try to vomit:— pr.p. heav′ing; pa.t. and pa.p. heaved or ( naut. ) hōve.— n. an effort upward: a throw: a swelling: an effort to vomit: broken wind in horses.— ns. Heave′-off′ering , a voluntary Jewish offering lifted up before the Lord by the priest; Heav′er , one who, or that which, heaves; Heaves , a disease in horses; Heave′-shoul′der , the shoulder of an animal elevated in sacrifice; Heav′ing , a rising: swell: ( Shak. ) panting.— Heave ho! an exclamation used by sailors in putting forth exertion, as in heaving the anchor; Heave in sight , to come into view; Heave to , to bring a ve el to a stand-still, to make her lie to. [A.S. hebban , pa.t. hóf , pa.p. hafen ; Ger. heben .]