Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In geology, horizontally displaced by a fault: said of rock-masses or strata. Contrasted with thrown, or vertically displaced.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
heave .
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Examples
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Martin heaved a sigh of relief when the door closed behind the laundryman.
Chapter 46 2010
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Martin heaved a sigh of relief when he had disposed of the last manuscript.
Chapter 43 2010
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Her breasts heaved from the exertion, and he marked the pulsating of the shimmering cherry-colored silk with delight as he flung his glance around to the other two girls similarly breathing.
CHAPTER III 2010
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After a delay of thirty-five seconds (during which, it is said, some observers prayed) the mountain heaved, shrouding itself in dust.
The Wrath of Khan 2005
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After a delay of thirty-five seconds (during which, it is said, some observers prayed) the mountain heaved, shrouding itself in dust.
The Wrath of Khan 2005
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Her breasts heaved from the exertion, and he marked the pulsating of the shimmering cherry-colored silk with delight as he flung his glance around to the other two girls similarly breathing.
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Martin heaved a sigh of relief when he had disposed of the last manuscript.
Chapter 43 1908
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Martin heaved a sigh of relief when the door closed behind the laundryman.
Chapter 46 1908
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The tears gathered and fell, quietly, all through the process of dressing; and a sort of sob heaved from the child's breast now and then, without words and most involuntary.
Melbourne House 1907
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With a sigh that seemed heaved from the very depth of his soul, he passed through the open door-way.
The Scottish Chiefs 1875
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