verb

1. To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).

   “We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing.”

2. To throw, cast.

   “The cap'n hove the body overboard.”

3. To rise and fall.

   “Her chest heaved with emotion.”

noun

1. Weight.

2. Heaviness, the feel of weight.

   “A high quality hammer should have good balance and heft.”

3. The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion.

verb

1. To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy.

   “He hefted the sack of concrete into the truck.”

2. To test the weight of something by lifting it.

Synonyms: hoist