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  1. noun
    the act of lifting something with great effort

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  2. noun
    the act of raising something

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  3. noun
    an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)

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  4. verb
    make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

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  5. verb
    rise and move, as in waves or billows

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  6. noun
    an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
    "a bad case of the heaves"

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  7. verb
    lift or elevate

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  8. noun
    throwing something heavy (with great effort)
    "he gave it a mighty heave"

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  9. verb
    bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat

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  10. verb
    breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

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  11. noun
    (geology) a horizontal dislocation
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  12. verb
    move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
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  13. verb
    throw with great effort
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  14. verb
    utter a sound, as with obvious effort
    "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"
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