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
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
The ship heaves and drops, heaves and drops.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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