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
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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
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
Until then, the Huskies can live off the happy memories of Penix’s precision heaves sailing into receivers’ arms, over and over again.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2023
The dips and heaves of the tundra spread out all around her and still looked the same in every direction.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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