heaves
Britishnoun
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Also called: broken wind. a chronic respiratory disorder of animals of the horse family caused by allergies and dust
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slang an attack of vomiting or retching
Example Sentences
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He guides me inside a warehouse full of vast, bubbling water tanks and heaves out a haul of the squirming, long, thin black fish.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Cronin is loved for building teams that improve with the schedule, fight till the finish, and have been a couple of last-second Gonzaga heaves from seriously competing for a national title.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025
The magazines are sometimes oversized and increasingly matte finished, filled with edge-to-edge photographs and literary heaves.
From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2024
With each of their heaves, the rope squeaked and the branch above bounced precariously.
From National Geographic • Jan. 23, 2024
Two crazy long heaves and all this nasty-looking barf came spewing out of his mouth and soaked into the sand.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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