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Heave

To cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; to lift; to raise; to hoist; -- often with up; as, the wave heaved the boat on land.

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Broader term 18

Actuation 76% connected

A bringing into action; movement.

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Ascending 76% connected

of Ascend

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Ascension 76% connected

The act of ascending; a rising; ascent.

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Ascent 76% connected

The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth.

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Blow 76% connected

To flower; to blossom; to bloom.

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Emit 76% connected

To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits s…

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Inflate 76% connected

Blown in; inflated.

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Lift 76% connected

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

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Loft 76% connected

That which is lifted up; an elevation.

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Motion 76% connected

The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or…

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Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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Movement 76% connected

The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…

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Propulsion 76% connected

The act driving forward or away; the act or process of propelling; as, steam propulsion.

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Rise 76% connected

To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other volun…

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Rising 76% connected

of Rise

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Spasm 76% connected

An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers.

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Throw 76% connected

Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe.

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Utter 76% connected

Outer.

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Manner of action 2

Lift 76% connected

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

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Upheave 76% connected

To heave or lift up from beneath; to raise.

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Derivationally related 18

Buckle 74% connected

A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or…

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Buckle 74% connected

A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or…

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Heaver 74% connected

One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight; as, a coal heaver.

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Heaver 74% connected

One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer employed on docks in handling freight; as, a coal heaver.

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Heaving 74% connected

of Heave

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Heaving 74% connected

of Heave

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Lift 74% connected

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

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Lift 74% connected

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

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Puff 74% connected

A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.

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Puff 74% connected

A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.

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Raise 74% connected

To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.

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Raise 74% connected

To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.

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Surge 74% connected

A spring; a fountain.

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Surge 74% connected

A spring; a fountain.

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Warp 74% connected

To throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as words; to utter.

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Warp 74% connected

To throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as words; to utter.

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Synonym 13

Billow 92% connected

A great wave or surge of the sea or other water, caused usually by violent wind.

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Buckle 92% connected

A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress or…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Gag 92% connected

To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to allow freedom of spe…

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Gasp 92% connected

To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently.

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Heaving 92% connected

of Heave

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Heft 92% connected

Same as Haft, n.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lift 92% connected

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pant 92% connected

To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Puff 92% connected

A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth; hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a whiff.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Raise 92% connected

To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place; to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone or weight.

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Retch 92% connected

To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.

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Surge 92% connected

A spring; a fountain.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Warp 92% connected

To throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as words; to utter.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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