heaving
1Heaving — Heav ing, n. A lifting or rising; a swell; a panting or deep sighing. Addison. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
2heaving — ► ADJECTIVE Brit. informal ▪ extremely crowded …
3Heaving to — In sailing, heaving to (also heave to) is a way of slowing the boat s forward progress, fixing the helm and foresail position so that the boat doesn t have to be actively steered, thereby allowing the crew to attend other tasks. It is commonly… …
4Heaving — Heave Heave (h[=e]v), v. t. [imp. {Heaved} (h[=e]vd), or {Hove} (h[=o]v); p. p. {Heaved}, {Hove}, formerly {Hoven} (h[=o] v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Heaving}.] [OE. heven, hebben, AS. hebban; akin to OS. hebbian, D. heffen, OHG. heffan, hevan, G.… …
5heaving — heav|ing [ˈhi:vıŋ] adj BrE informal very busy or full of people heaving with ▪ The city was heaving with shoppers …
6heaving — heav|ing [ hivıŋ ] adjective 1. ) moving up and down with large regular movements: He was lowered on to the heaving deck. 2. ) INFORMAL very busy and full of people: The fish market was absolutely heaving …
7heaving — adj 1. British stinking. The term, in use in working class speech in the north of England and Scotland, possibly evokes the notion of something so rotten as to be infested with maggots and literally pulsating, or else evokes the heaving (i.e.… …
8heaving — UK [ˈhiːvɪŋ] / US [ˈhɪvɪŋ] adjective 1) moving up and down with large regular movements He was lowered onto the heaving deck. 2) informal very busy and full of people The fish market was absolutely heaving …
9heaving — noun 1. an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) (Freq. 1) the heaving of waves on a rough sea • Syn: ↑heave • Derivationally related forms: ↑heave, ↑heave (for: ↑ …
10heaving — 1. adjective crowded with people Kinlochewe was heaving with cyclists and their vehicles on Saturday morning but somehow,<![sic] unusual use of comma the organisers had found space for everyone and the main roads were kept clear. 2. noun An… …
