heave-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: cause to move with effort, usu. up or away

Commentary: Includes: HEAVE ON Syntax Includes: NP1[agent] HEAVE (NP2[patient])

Examples:
She heaved the case into the upper compartment.
Nobody happened to come out as he heaved the package down the hallway.
He heaved himself to his feet and spoke.
The black turtle spread front flippers, heaved forward, and drove to the surface for air.
Demetrios heaved toward her, crunching across the gravel in slow motion.
Sailors heaved on the ropes until the sails finally billowed.

Mappings:
VerbNet: carry-11.4-1-1,push-12
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: heave.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 4
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
heave_up 1

Sense Number 2: move as if in a wave, usually from a great force

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[theme] HEAVE (PP)

Examples:
The floor had heaved and the southeast wall had been displaced by the quake.
The ship hove into view.
The boat was caught in a sudden storm, it heaved and rolled and all the passengers were frightened stiff.
The pickup heaved forward, popped once and clattered, then its engine suddenly died.

Mappings:
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: heave.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 5, 7

Sense Number 3: breathe or utter with effort

Examples:
He heaved a sigh.
'They came . . ." she heaved, her throat convulsing.
She heaved for air and then her eyes burned with fire.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: heave.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 6

Sense Number 4: vomit or convulse as if to vomit

Examples:
He heaved and retched over the toilet in abject misery.
Her stomach heaved as she examined the corpse.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: heave.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8