heaving

Everyday

1. Pulling, pushing or lifting something heavy with a lot of effort. tree →
2. Rising and falling strongly: heaving waves, heaving shoulders when crying. tree →
3. Trying to vomit, retching. tree →
4. (UK, informal) Very crowded: the shop was heaving. tree →
5. Heaving can also mean breathing out a deep sigh. tree →

In the lessons

In stories «heaving» describes stormy seas, tired sailors pulling ropes, sobbing shoulders or someone being sick. In everyday British talk a «heaving» place is packed with people. In PE and science, heaving is using force to lift or pull. Phrases: heaving with people, heaving seas, heaving a sigh.

Examples

• The beach was heaving with people on the hot day. tree →
• The sailors were heaving on the ropes. tree →
• The heaving waves rocked the little boat. tree →
• Her shoulders were heaving as she cried. tree →
• He was heaving over the bucket after the boat trip. tree →
• Heaving a sigh, Mum picked up the toys again. tree →
• The pub garden was heaving after the match. tree →
• "Show me your hand," said the Prince trembling, and heaving a deep sigh. tree →

Note

-ing form of «heave». Past: heaved (usually); «hove» is used for ships («hove into view»). «Heaving a sigh» means sighing deeply. «Heaving» (crowded) is informal British.

In Jewish tradition

In "thigh of heaving" it means the part lifted up as an offering, like the heave-offering. In the primary lessons: In stories «heaving» describes stormy seas, tired sailors pulling ropes, sobbing shoulders or someone being sick. In everyday British talk a «heaving» place is packed with people. In PE and science, heaving is using force to lift or pull. Phrases: heaving with people, heaving seas, heaving a sigh.

Examples

• And the priest shall wave them for a wave-offering before the LORD; this is holy for the priest, together with the breast of waving and the thigh of heaving; and after that the Nazirite may drink wine. (Torah NUM.6.20, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

-ing form of «heave». Past: heaved (usually); «hove» is used for ships («hove into view»). «Heaving a sigh» means sighing deeply. «Heaving» (crowded) is informal British.