heaves

Speech parts

1. heaves - Noun

2. heaves - Verb

Meaning

A disease of horses, characterized by difficult breathing, with heaving of the flank, wheezing, flatulency, and a peculiar cough; broken wind.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

broken wind fuze pant raise emit surge breathe gag haul puff buckle vomit fling heft fusee
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Antonyms

have own lower press fall receive
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Hypernyms

animal disease

Anagrams

sheave shavee

Examples

A little noiseless noise among the leaves, Born of the very sigh that silence heaves. John Keats

Some animals on Earth regurgitate as opposed to vomit, i. e., stomach contents flow up into the esophagus without any forceful abdominal contractions. What I experienced in zero gravity was similar to this, expulsion without the heaves. Vanna Bonta

I heard a Fly buzz - when I died - The Stillness in the Room Was like the Stillness in the Air - Between the Heaves of Storm. Emily Dickinson

The end is near," Moridin said. "The Wheel has groaned its final rotation, the clock has lost its spring, the serpent heaves its final gasps. He must know pain of heart. He must know frustration, and he must know anguish. Bring these to him. And you will be rewarded. Robert Jordan

The sea heaves up, hangs loaded o'er the land, Breaks there, and buries its tumultuous strength. Robert Browning

With many a weary step, and many a groan, Up the high hill he heaves a huge round stone; The huge round stone, resulting with a bound, Thunders impetuous down, and smokes along the ground. Homer

Close letter words and terms

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