heaves

Definition of Heaves in English :

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Noun

1. broken wind, heaves

a chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Heaves

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noun (functioning as singular or plural)

1. Also called: broken wind

a chronic respiratory disorder of animals of the horse family caused by allergies and dust

2. the heaves

Heaves

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plural noun

US; [with sing. v.]

chronic emphysema of horses, characterized by forced breathing, coughing, heaving of the flanks, etc.

Heaves

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v. heaved, heav·ing, heaves

v.tr.

1. To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force: heaved the box of books onto the table. See Synonyms at lift.

2.

a. To throw (a heavy object) with great effort; hurl: heave the shot; heaved a brick through the window.

b. To throw or toss: heaved his backpack into the corner.

3. To give out or utter with effort or pain: heaved a sigh; heaved a groan.

4. To vomit (something).

5. past tense and past participle hove (hōv) Nautical

a. To raise or haul up by means of a rope, line, or cable: hove the anchor up and set sail.

b. To move (a ship) in a certain direction or into a certain position by hauling: hove the ship astern.

6. To make rise or swell: the wind heaving huge waves; an exhausted dog heaving its chest.

7. Geology To displace or move (a vein, lode, or stratum, for example).

v.intr.

1. To rise up or swell, as if pushed up; bulge: The sidewalk froze and heaved.

2. To rise and fall in turn, as waves.

3. To gag or vomit.

4. To pant; gasp: heave for air.

5. past tense and past participle hove Nautical

a. To move in a certain direction or to a specified position: The frigate hove alongside.

b. To pull at or haul a rope or cable: The brig is heaving around on the anchor.

c. To push at a capstan bar or lever.

n.

1. The act or effort of raising or lifting something: with a great heave hauled the fish onto the deck.

2. An act of hurling; a throw, especially when considered in terms of distance: a heave of 63 feet.

3. Geology

a. A horizontal dislocation, as of a rock stratum, at a fault.

b. An upward movement of a surface, especially when caused by swelling and expansion of clay, removal of overburden, or freezing of subsurface water.

4. An upward movement, especially of a ship or aircraft.

5. The act or an instance of gagging or vomiting.

6. heaves (used with a sing. or pl. verb) See recurrent airway obstruction.

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