heave in WordNet English dictionary

1. rise and move, as in waves or billows
   "The army surged forward"
   billow  surge  heave 
   
2. bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
   "The highway buckled during the heat wave"
   heave  buckle  warp 
   
3. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
   gag  heave  retch 
   
4. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
   "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"
   pant  puff  gasp  heave 
   
5. utter a sound, as with obvious effort
   "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"
   heave 
   
6. lift or elevate
   heave  heave up  heft  heft up 
   
7. throw with great effort
   heave 
   
8. move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
   "The vessel hove into sight"
   heave 
   

1. throwing something heavy (with great effort)
   "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"
   heave  heaving 
   
2. the act of lifting something with great effort
   heave  heaving 
   
3. the act of raising something
   "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"
   lift  raise  heave 
   
4. an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
   "a bad case of the heaves"
   heave  retch 
   
5. (geology) a horizontal dislocation
   heave 
   
6. an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
   "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
   heave  heaving