heave

heave
heave
A n
1 (effort to move) effort m ; to give a heave (pull) tirer de toutes ses forces ; (push) pousser de toutes ses forces ;
2 (swell) (of sea) houle f ; his stomach gave a heave il a eu un haut-le-cœur ;
3 Geol déplacement m latéral.
B vtr (prét, pp heaved, Naut hove)
1 (lift) hisser ; (pull) traîner péniblement ;
2 to heave a sigh pousser un soupir ;
3 (throw) lancer (at sur) ;
4 Naut to heave a boat ahead/astern déhaler un bateau par l'avant/l'arrière.
C vi (prét, pp heaved, Naut hove)
1 [sea, ground] se soulever et s'abaisser ;
2 (pull) tirer de toutes ses forces ;
3 (retch) avoir un haut-le-cœur ; (vomit) vomir ; it made my stomach heave ça m'a donné un haut-le-cœur ;
4 Naut, fig to heave into sight apparaître.
D heaving pres p adj [bosom, breast] haletant.
Phrasal verbs
■ heave to (prét, pp hove) Naut :
▶ heave to se mettre en panne ; to be hove to rester en panne ;
▶ heave [sth] to mettre en panne [ship].
■ heave up :
▶ heave up ○ dégueuler ◑ , vomir ;
▶ heave oneself up se hisser (onto sur).

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