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as in hoisted
to lift with effort
I heaved my duffel bag into the bus's overhead compartment
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as in vomited
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
heaved as soon as he stepped off the roller coaster
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as in lifted
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
heaved the bucket from the bottom of the well
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as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
heaved the brick over the fence
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as in gasped
to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty
by the time he reached the top step of the tower, he was heaving
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Recent Examples of heaved
Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss heaved a pass to the end zone.
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
Newport Harbor’s Oliver Aguero stole the ball and quickly passed ahead to Aguilar, who heaved a shot from half court that didn’t come close.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
On the next play, Chambliss scrambled again, to the right, and heaved a pass downfield to Tre Wallace, who caught it and ran a bit more for a 44-yarder.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
With just over three minutes remaining in the first quarter and the Patriots at their own 34-yard line, quarterback Drake Maye rolled to his right and heaved the ball into Jets territory.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
Then, in the distance, a camera flash lit up a hellish sight—wreathed in the smoke from village fires, a great black pipe organ, as tall as the houses on either side, heaved and rolled across the square.
—Veronique Greenwood, Time, 21 Dec. 2025
There was an almost slapstick quality to ball after ball being heaved up, over and over, clanging against the rim or missing it altogether.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
On fourth-and-2 from the Los Angeles 43-yard line, Young heaved a beautiful rainbow toss down the field to McMillan for a touchdown.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Nov. 2025
In the opening minutes of the second period Saturday, Evan Rodrigues heaved the puck toward the net, just trying to just keep it from exiting the zone and keep the Florida Panthers’ on the offensive against the Dallas Stars.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
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Some of the loudest cheers serenaded Roberts, the former Bruins outfielder who triumphantly hoisted the World Series championship trophy over his head during a timeout as fans roared.—
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Had Ole Miss hoisted the College Football Playoff national championship trophy, Kiffin would have earned a total of $1 million.—
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Some of the soldiers vomited, and others experienced weakness in their legs when exiting the Ajax vehicles, Britain's The Times reported.—
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Katy Puig vomited a gush of seawater as a boater hoisted her unconscious body out of the water, fighting the current to get her to a yacht that had come to the rescue before first responders arrived in a flotilla.—
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Her adrenal gland would begin to work overtime and she’d be lifted up, energized, hunted, and desperate to outwit her attacker and survive.—
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He was then placed in a stretcher and lifted up by the rescue chopper.—
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Ponds read Moore’s eyes the whole way and when Moore threw the ball to the left side, Ponds jumped the route and sauntered 25 yards into the end zone.—
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Indiana's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza threw five touchdown passes, improving his case to be the top pick in the upcoming NFL Draft.—
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Aisha gasped and turned to stare at the woman who sat there.—
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Kids cheered, some adults gasped and there was a standing ovation.—
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Federal agents fired tear gas and rubber bullets after agitators hurled fireworks at them outside a federal building in Minneapolis on Monday amid continued resistance to immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities.—
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Especially given the lofty praise hurled Kon Knueppel’s way from Pacers coach Rick Carlisle.—
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Republicans, who hold a super-minority in the Legislature and have long raised concerns about taxes and regulations overburdening California businesses, will likely oppose any tax bills.—
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Funds raised during the 2025 Grammy Awards telecast, MusiCares’ Persons of the Year event and additional fundraising efforts were used to help deal with housing instability, interrupted income, physical health complications and ongoing trauma.—
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The judges appeared more skeptical of Peters’ claim that her convictions should be tossed entirely, and noted that her conduct matched the crimes for which she was found guilty.—
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However, don’t rule out an offensive player being tossed around in discussion.—
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“Heaved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heaved. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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