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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
heave
heave [heave heaves heaved hove heaving] verb, noun BrE [hiːv] NAmE [hiːv]
verb
1. transitive, intransitive to lift, pull or throw sb/sth very heavy with one great effort
•~ sth/sb/yourself + adv./prep. I managed to heave the trunk down the stairs.
•They heaved the body overboard.
•He heaved himself out of his armchair.
•+ adv./prep. We all heaved on the rope.
•Heave away lads!
2. intransitive to rise up and down with strong, regular movements
•The boat heaved beneath them.
•~ with sth Her shoulders heaved with laughter.
3. transitive ~ a sigh, etc. to make a sound slowly and often with effort
•We all heaved a sigh of relief.
•She heaved a long sigh.
4. intransitive to experience the tight feeling in your stomach that you get before you ↑vomit
•The thought of it makes me heave.
•His stomach heaved.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English hebban, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heffen and German heben ‘lift up’.
Example Bank:
•He heaved the bag up into the truck.
•I gripped his arm and heaved him to his feet.
•I tried to heave myself up onto my knees.
•Sam heaved at the garage door.
•We managed to heave his great bulk onto the bed.
Idiom: ↑heave into view
Derived: ↑heave to
noun
1. countable an act of lifting, pulling or throwing
•With a mighty heave he lifted the sack onto the truck.
2. uncountable (especially literary)a rising and falling movement
•the steady heave of the sea
Word Origin:
Old English hebban, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heffen and German heben ‘lift up’.
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