n.
1.an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
2.(geology) a horizontal dislocation
3.the act of lifting something with great effort
4.an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
5.the act of raising something
6.throwing something heavy (with great effort) heave v.
1.utter a sound, as with obvious effort
2.throw with great effort
3.rise and move, as in waves or billows
4.lift or elevate
5.nautical: to move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
6.breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
7.bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
8.make an unsuccessful effort to vomit
Idiom of the Day
rhyme or reason
a good plan or reason, a reasonable purpose or explanation (usually used in negative or interrogative or conditional sentences)
There was no rhyme or reason as to why my friend suddenly quit his job.