Definitions of heave:

• noun:   throwing something heavy (with great effort)

  Example: "He gave it a mighty heave"

• noun:   an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting

  Example: "A bad case of the heaves"

• noun:   the act of lifting something with great effort
• noun:   (geology) a horizontal dislocation
• noun:   an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
• noun:   the act of raising something
• verb:   nautical: to move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
• verb:   bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
• verb:   utter a sound, as with obvious effort

  Example: "She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do"

• verb:   lift or elevate
• verb:   throw with great effort
• verb:   make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
• verb:   rise and move, as in waves or billows
• verb:   breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted