heaving

/hivɪŋ/

Other forms: heavings

Definitions of heaving

1. noun

   the act of lifting something with great effort
   synonyms: heave

   type of:

   ascending, ascension, ascent, rise

   the act of changing location in an upward direction
2. noun

   throwing something heavy (with great effort)
   “he was not good at heaving passes”

   synonyms: heave

   type of:

   throw

   the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
3. noun

   an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
   “the heaving of waves on a rough sea”

   synonyms: heave

   type of:

   ascension, ascent, rise, rising

   a movement upward
4. noun

   breathing heavily (as after exertion)
   synonyms: panting

   type of:

   breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation

   the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation