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
With each of their heaves, the rope squeaked and the branch above bounced precariously.
From National Geographic • Jan. 23, 2024
Mother and son are each maneuvered, bunraku-style, by up to three puppeteers at once, animated by a combination of intricate movement and vocalizations that include not just dialogue, but grunts, sighs and heaves of effort.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2023
In the Garza’s bathrooms, Melva heaves a 5-gallon jug into a dispenser propped on the counter inches away from the tap.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2023
The sobs were regular and emotionless, as mechanical as the dry heaves which had stopped only a moment earlier; there was no reason for them, they had nothing to do with me.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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