Usage examples for heave
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His orders had been to carry on and only heave- to upon signal. – Foe-Farrell by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
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He placed the pick between two stones and began to heave at the handle. – The Birthright by Joseph Hocking
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We went to work for ten hours on end, laying out anchors in readiness to heave off at high water. – The Mirror of the Sea by Joseph Conrad