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heave into sight — heave into sight/view/mainly literary phrase to become able to be seen. The past tense and past participle is hove A few moments later a barge hove into view. Thesaurus: to appear slightly, suddenly or temporarilysynonym … Useful english dictionary
heave into view — heave into sight/view/mainly literary phrase to become able to be seen. The past tense and past participle is hove A few moments later a barge hove into view. Thesaurus: to appear slightly, suddenly or temporarilysynonym … Useful english dictionary
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 — [[t]hi͟ːv[/t]] (The forms heaves, heaving, heaved are used for meanings 1 to 4, and for the phrasal verb. The forms heaves, heaving, hove are used for meaning 5.) 1) VERB If you heave something heavy or difficult to move somewhere, you push, pull … English dictionary
heave — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to pull or lift something very heavy with one great effort: heave sth onto/into/towards etc: He heaved the pack up onto his back. | We heaved with all our strength but couldn t shift the old piano. | heave at/on sth: He heaved on… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
heave — I UK [hiːv] / US [hɪv] verb Word forms heave : present tense I/you/we/they heave he/she/it heaves present participle heaving past tense heaved past participle heaved * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to push, pull, or lift a heavy object using a lot … English dictionary
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 — heave1 [ hiv ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to push, pull, or lift a heavy object using a lot of effort: He put his shoulder against the stone and heaved. Lydia heaved herself to the other side of the bed. heave at: She heaved at the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
heave in sight — {v. phr.} To seem to rise above the horizon at sea and come into sight; come into view; become visible. Usually used of ships. * /A ship hove in sight many miles away on the horizon./ … Dictionary of American idioms
heave in sight — {v. phr.} To seem to rise above the horizon at sea and come into sight; come into view; become visible. Usually used of ships. * /A ship hove in sight many miles away on the horizon./ … Dictionary of American idioms
