to heave up
3
4.5
- phrasal verb
- /hiv ʌp/
- Informal
:
levantar
- With a grunt, they worked together to heave up the fallen tree from the path.
- heave up and down
- heaved up the garage door
- heaved up again
Examples
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Then, Ali Baba heaves up the front axle so the wagon tilts and the jars begin to slide.
Fiction book (2000) -
Then he tucks up his dhoti, puts a foot on the scaffolding, and heaves up into the boat.
Fiction book (1994) -
After filling in the hole, the old man heaves the case up into the bus.
Fiction book (1995) -
The hitcher reached over the seat, heaved his pack up onto his lap.
Fiction book (1993) -
Reaching down, Ponytail heaved up the garage door and turned on the light.
Fiction book (2000) -
A couple of commandos grab Bala by the arms and heave her up.
Fiction book (1998) -
Two harried workers heave up the strange cargo onto a sorting table.
Fiction book (1991) -
After struggling for several minutes, he finally managed to heave up the heavy box onto the shelf.
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She took a deep breath and used all her strength to heave up the old mattress from the floor.
Synonyms
834
1.0
To lift something or someone from the ground with your hands
107
1.1
To raise someone or something to a higher place
79
4.7
To lift heavy things using ropes, pulleys, or a machine
56
2.0
To lift something up, often with a spoon or tool
47
2.8
To lift or pick up something quickly with your hand
35
3.9
To lift or pull something heavy with effort
21
2.5
To push someone up from below so they reach a higher place
12
1.0
An act of raising something or a movement upward
11
2.1
Move something to a higher place by pushing from below or behind
7
2.1
To lift something or someone to a higher place
5
5.9
To pull something up using a machine with a rope or cable
4
4.3
To lift a car or truck off the ground with a small lifting tool
4
3.5
Pull a piece of clothing higher on your body
3
4.4
Pull a piece of clothing higher on the body
1
6.1
To lift something with effort to see how heavy it is
1
9.4
To pull or lift something suddenly with a lot of force
To raise something and tie it with a rope
To lift something to a higher position
Antonyms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to lift or raise something, often with effort' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'heave' (to use force to lift/pull) with 'up' (to a higher place). This verb+particle composition follows a common directional motion pattern found in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Heave up comes from old sailors pulling an anchor or a heavy rope out of the water. Here heave means to pull with great force and up shows the direction, so it now means 'to lift something with effort'.