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n. (geology) a horizontal dislocation

n. throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes"

n. the act of lifting something with great effort

n. the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

heave

v. throw with great effort

heave

v. utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"

heave

v. move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

heave, heave up, heft, heft up

v. lift or elevate

billow, surge, heave

v. rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"

pant, puff, gasp, heave

v. breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily"

gag, heave, retch

v. make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit

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promotion

n. act of raising in rank or position

shove

n. the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove"

pepper, pelt

v. attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions"

pitch

v. hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin

raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

heave, heave up, heft, heft up

v. lift or elevate

levitate

v. cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"

put, set, place, pose, position, lay

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

hike, hike up, boost

v. increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

boost

v. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"

hoist, run up

v. raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"

heft

v. test the weight of something by lifting it

lug, tote, tug

v. carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"

shlep, schlep, pull along

v. pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk"

drag

v. use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu; "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"

pull

v. hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"

tow

v. drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal"

raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up

v. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

heave

v. move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

levitate

v. cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity; "The magician levitated the woman"

put, set, place, pose, position, lay

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

hike, hike up, boost

v. increase; "The landlord hiked up the rents"

hoist, run up

v. raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"

lug, tote, tug

v. carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"

buck, jerk, hitch

v. jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"

shlep, schlep, pull along

v. pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk"

drag

v. use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu; "drag this icon to the lower right hand corner of the screen"

pull

v. hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"

tow

v. drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal"

swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce

v. expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"

bulge, bulk

v. cause to bulge or swell outwards

swell

v. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"

heave, buckle, warp

v. bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave"

exhale, expire, breathe out

v. expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"

puff, drag, draw

v. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

puff, whiff

v. smoke and exhale strongly; "puff a cigar"; "whiff a pipe"

puff, gasp, pant

v. suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"

sigh, suspire

v. heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; "She sighed sadly"

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