heave

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Inflections of 'heave' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
heaves
v 3rd person singular
heaving
v pres p
heaved
v past
hove
v past (Usually only nautical)
heaved
v past p
hove
v past p (Usually only nautical)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
heave [sth/sb] vtr (pull, haul)tirar vtr
 Peter heaved his friend to his feet.
 Pedro tiró del pie de su amigo.
heave [sth] vtr (throw: [sth] heavy) (un objeto)lanzar, arrojar, tirar vtr
 Kate heaved the old couch into the dumpster.
 Kate tiró el viejo sofá al contenedor.
heave vi (chest: rise and fall)jadear vi
 Kim's chest heaved with exertion at the end of the race.
 El pecho de Kim jadeaba por el ejercicio al final de la carrera.
heave vi informal (retch, vomit)vomitar vi
  (coloquial)devolver vi
 Peter's stomach heaved when he got off the roller coaster.
 Peter vomitó todo lo que tenía en el estómago al bajar de la montaña rusa.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
heave n (act of throwing)lanzar vtr
  tirar vtr
 George threw the log with a heave.
 George lanzó el tronco.
heaves npl (retching) (vomitar)arcadas nfpl
 The complaints about the awful food were drowned out by Seth's heaves coming from the bathroom.
 Esta oración no es una traducción de la original. A María enseguida le dan arcadas pero le cuesta mucho vomitar.
heave on [sth] vi + prep (pull, haul)tirar de vi + prep
  jalar de vi + prep
 The workers heaved on the rope to pull the tree down.
 Los trabajadores tiraron de las cuerdas para derribar el árbol.
heave to vi phrasal (ship: stop)virar hacia vi + prep
  virar a vi + prep
 The boat heaved to at the dock.
 El barco viró hacia el muelle.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
heave [sth] up,
heave up [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
(vomit food) (comida)vomitar vtr
  (coloquial, comida)devolver vtr
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
get the heave-ho v expr figurative, slang (be rejected, dismissed) (coloquial)poner de patitas en la calle expr
  echar a patadas loc verb
  (AR)rajar a vtr + prep
Note: En español el uso es transitivo.
 Because of the company's poor performance, several of the senior managers got the heave-ho.
 Por el mal desempeño de la compañía, pusieron de patitas en la calle a varios de los gerentes generales.
give [sb] the heave-ho v expr figurative, slang (reject, dismiss)rechazar a vtr + prep
heave a sigh v expr (sigh heavily)suspirar vi
Note: Commonly used with a adjective or prepositional phrase.
 Max heaved a heavy sigh.
 Max suspiró.
heave ho interj (nautical: pull) (náutica)zarpamos interj
 Up with the sails, lads! Heave-ho!
 ¡Izad las velas, muchachos! ¡Zarpamos!
heave [sth] up,
heave up [sth]
vtr + adv
(hoist, raise with difficulty)izar vtr
  elevar con dificultad loc verb
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'heave' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: tossed it [up, out] with [a, one] big heave, lifted [it] up with a heave, gave [it] a big heave [forward, to the side], more...

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