One heaved ahigh, to be hurled down below. --Shak.
Note: Heave, as now used, implies that the thing raised is
heavy or hard to move; but formerly it was used in a
less restricted sense.
Here a little child I stand, Heaving up my either
hand. --Herrick.
2. To throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or colloquial,
except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the lead;
to heave the log.
3. To force from, or into, any position; to cause to move;
also, to throw off; -- mostly used in certain nautical
phrases; as, to heave the ship ahead.
4. To raise or force from the breast; to utter with effort;
as, to heave a sigh.
The wretched animal heaved forth such groans.
--Shak.
5. To cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom.
The glittering, finny swarms That heave our friths,
and crowd upon our shores. --Thomson.
{To heave a cable short} (Naut.), to haul in cable till the
ship is almost perpendicularly above the anchor.
{To heave a ship ahead} (Naut.), to warp her ahead when not
under sail, as by means of cables.
{To heave a ship down} (Naut.), to throw or lay her down on
one side; to careen her.
{To heave a ship to} (Naut.), to bring the ship's head to the
wind, and stop her motion.
{To heave about} (Naut.), to put about suddenly.
{To heave in} (Naut.), to shorten (cable).
{To heave in stays} (Naut.), to put a vessel on the other
tack.
{To heave out a sail} (Naut.), to unfurl it.
{To heave taut} (Naut.), to turn a