motion,
movement the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
geology a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
heave -
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea"
heave -
An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, or to move something heavy.
heave -
An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, and the like.
heave -
A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
heave -
The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time. Compare with pitch.
Verb
heave -
To lift generally; to raise, or cause to move upwards particularly in ships or vehicles or forwards.
heave -
To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift a heavy thing.