heavers Meaning & Definition
What Does Heavers Mean?
Heavers is used as a verb meaning lift, raise. It can also mean throw, cast.
Word Facts for Heavers
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈhēv/ |
| Synonyms | boost, heft and hoist |
| Antonyms | depress, drop and lower |
Heavers Definition (Verb)
- lift, raise
heaved the trunk onto the table
- throw, cast
heaved her books on the floor
- to utter with obvious effort or with a deep breath
heave a sigh of relief
- to cause to swell or rise
a spent horse gasping and heaving his chest / Frost had heaved the sidewalk.
- to displace (something, such as a rock stratum or a mineral vein) especially by a fault
- to draw, pull, or haul on (something, such as a rope)
heave a line
- elevate
- to rise and fall rhythmically
The boat heaved up and down on the waves.
- pant
runners heaving at the finish line
- pull, push
heaving on a rope
- to move a ship in a specified direction or manner
- to move in an indicated way
the ship hove into view
- to rise or become thrown or raised up
Roads had begun to heave with frost.
- retch, vomit
nearly heaved at the gruesome sight
- to strain or labor to do something difficult : struggle
Synonyms of Heavers
Antonyms of Heavers
Heavers in a Sentence
heaved the trunk onto the table
heaved her books on the floor
heave a sigh of relief
a spent horse gasping and heaving his chest
Frost had heaved the sidewalk.
heave a line
The boat heaved up and down on the waves.
runners heaving at the finish line
heaving on a rope
the ship hove into view
Roads had begun to heave with frost.
nearly heaved at the gruesome sight
I heaved my duffel bag into the bus's overhead compartment
heaved as soon as he stepped off the roller coaster
heaved the bucket from the bottom of the well
heaved the brick over the fence
by the time he reached the top step of the tower, he was heaving
a spent horse gasping and heaving his chest / Frost had heaved the sidewalk.
Word Forms & Grammar
heaved
hove
heav·ing
heav·er noun
heave
heaver
heavers
heaves
heaving
hoved
heave to
heaved to
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heaving to
Words That Rhyme With Heavers
Origin of Heavers
Middle English heven, from Old English hebban; akin to Old High German hevan to lift, Latin capere to take
First Known Use
before 12th centuryt
Heavers: Your Questions Answered
What part of speech is heavers?
Heavers is a verb.
What is another word for heavers?
Words with a similar meaning to heavers include boost, heft and hoist. See the full list of heavers synonyms and antonyms.