(intransitive) To rise and fall.
when your stomach stirs from the grief you buried years ago, you will heave out the filth. you’ll make room for your heart again. and you will write about the birds. they will not be caged.
That’s some real Elaine Benes energy, like a full-body dry heave set to music.
(intransitive) To rise and fall.
"heave" means: To rise and fall.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"heave" means: To rise and fall.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"heave" means: To rise and fall.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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(transitive) To carry or transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move.
(transitive) To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
(transitive) To draw or pull something heavy.
Btw think that push on Trossard from Griezmann was too little too heave to be waved away so quickly
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(transitive) To throw, cast.
“when your stomach stirs from the grief you buried years ago, you will heave out the filth. you’ll make room for your heart again. and you will write about the birds. they will not be caged.”
“Good. Now they need to fire Abbott and Paxton too. Let's don't half-ass this heave-ho!”
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(transitive) To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
We heaved the chest-of-drawers up to the second-floor landing.
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