heaved
Lifted with effort
Heaved is the past tense and past participle of heave, which means to lift, throw, or pull with considerable effort.
She heaved the suitcase onto the bed.
When your chest or stomach heaves, it rises and falls dramatically, often from exertion or nausea.
To heave a sigh is to exhale deeply and audibly, usually expressing relief or weariness.
In nautical contexts, a ship heaves when it rises and falls with the waves, and heaved or hove are both used as past forms.
Raised upward
- hauledTransported with effort
- hoistedLifted with effort
- draggedPulled heavily along
- heftedLifted to judge mass
lugged · pulled · tugged · strained · struggled · wrestled · manhandled · shouldered
Increased in volume
- surgedIncreased suddenly and forcefully
- roseStood up, or fragrant bloom
- billowedSwelled outward dramatically
- undulatedMoved in waves
rolled · pitched · bucked · roiled · crested · churned · waves · sea
lifted
Raised upward
hefted · lugged · pulled · tugged · strained · struggled · wrestled · manhandled · shouldered · muscled
hurled
Threw with force
chucked · pitched · slung · cast · launched · propelled · catapulted · threw · bowled · fired
swelled
Increased in volume
- surgedIncreased suddenly and forcefully
- roseStood up, or fragrant bloom
- billowedSwelled outward dramatically
undulated · rolled · pitched · bucked · roiled · crested · churned · waves · sea · deck
retched
Convulsed as if vomiting
lurched · spewed · upchucked · regurgitated · queasy · sick · nauseous · wretched · stomach · bile
sighed
Exhaled expressively
breathed · wheezed · shuddered · sobbed · gulped · chest · labored · ragged · deeply · heavily
- heavy rainIntense sustained precipitation
- heavy trafficDense vehicle congestion
- heavy metalAggressive amplified rock genre
- heavy snowSubstantial winter precipitation
- heavy liftingArduous physical or mental exertion
- heavy creamHigh-butterfat milk product
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