heave down
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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In the crucial 17th over the masterful Taskin had Moeen Ali caught on the boundary and Duckett was bowled attempting a heave down the ground.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2023
A third interception came on a trick-play heave down the field by Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce after he caught the ball on a lateral from Smith.
From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2017
Police cars screech by and heave down the alley toward the scene of the crime.
From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2011
Having sprung a leak at sea, she had made all sail for the island, to heave down for repairs.
From Omoo by Melville, Herman
The great oaks there by Woodruff’s guns heave down their massy branches with a crash, as if the lightning smote them.
From The Battle of Gettysburg by Haskell, Frank Aretas
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