- heave-and-haul
- \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ intransitive verb
(heave-and-hauled ; heave-and-hauled ; heave-and-hauling ; heave-and-hauls)
: to fish with a handline by repeatedly throwing a hook out and drawing it back again
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
heave-and-haul
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heave — [OE] Heave is part of a major family of English words that can trace their ancestry back to Indo European *kap ‘seize’. One of its Latin descendants was the verb capere ‘take’, which has given English capable, capacious, capstan, caption,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
heave — [OE] Heave is part of a major family of English words that can trace their ancestry back to Indo European *kap ‘seize’. One of its Latin descendants was the verb capere ‘take’, which has given English capable, capacious, capstan, caption,… … Word origins
Heave — (h[=e]v), v. t. [imp. {Heaved} (h[=e]vd), or {Hove} (h[=o]v); p. p. {Heaved}, {Hove}, formerly {Hoven} (h[=o] v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Heaving}.] [OE. heven, hebben, AS. hebban; akin to OS. hebbian, D. heffen, OHG. heffan, hevan, G. heben, Icel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heave — [hēv] vt. HEAVED or (esp. Naut.) hove, heaving, heaved [ME heven < OE hebban, akin to Ger heben (Goth hafjan) < IE base * kap , to seize, grasp > HAVE, L capere] 1. to raise or lift, esp. with effort 2. a) to lift in this … English World dictionary
heave — ► VERB (past and past part. heaved or chiefly Nautical hove) 1) lift or haul with great effort. 2) produce (a sigh) noisily. 3) informal throw (something heavy). 4) rise and fall rhythmically or spasmodically. 5) … English terms dictionary
heave — The past tense and past participle is heaved in its ordinary meanings ‘to lift, haul, throw, etc.’ and ‘to utter (a sigh)’, and hove (1) when the meaning is ‘come into view’ • (She hove around the Minister s flank with the effect of an apparition … Modern English usage
heave — heaver, n. heaveless, adj. /heev/, v., heaved or (esp. Naut.) hove; heaving; n. v.t. 1. to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax. 2. to throw, esp. to lift and throw with effort, force, or violence: to heave an anchor… … Universalium
haul — Synonyms and related words: attraction, bag, barge, blackmail, board, boat, boodle, boom, boost, booty, bring to, burden, bus, capture, cargo, carry, cart, cast loose, catch, clap on ratlines, clear hawse, coach, convey, cut loose, draft, drag,… … Moby Thesaurus
heave — [[t]hiv[/t]] v. heaved (esp. Naut.)hove; heav•ing; 1) to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax[/ex] 2) to throw, esp. to lift and throw with effort or force: to heave a stone through a window[/ex] 3) Naut. naut. navig. to … From formal English to slang
heave — [c]/hiv / (say heev) verb (heaved or, Chiefly Nautical, hove, heaving) –verb (t) 1. to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist. 2. to lift and throw, often with effort or force: to heave an anchor overboard. 3. Nautical a. to haul, draw, or… …
