A Scottish dialect verb meaning to hoist or raise, related to the standard English 'heave' and cognate with Norwegian 'heisa'.
A Scottish dialect verb meaning to hoist or raise, related to the standard English 'heave' and cognate with Norwegian 'heisa'. Used in contexts of lifting sails, barrels, or heavy loads; implies a sustained effort rather than a quick lift.
They had to heeze the cask onto the wagon before the tide turned.
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(Scottish) To blaze.
(transitive) To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
(transitive) To throw, cast.
(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).
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(transitive, Scotland) To hoist.
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