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heave down

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verb

  1. (intr, adverb) nautical to turn a vessel on its side for cleaning

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Go to the waterfall at the head of the lake and heave down a big rock where the ice is open and the water boiling.

From The Danger Trail by James Oliver Curwood

Up on the tank, one of you, and heave down the jacks and frogs.

From A Fool for Love by Francis Lynde

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