Heaved

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In geology, horizontally displaced by a fault: said of rock-masses or strata. Contrasted with thrown, or vertically displaced.
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  • verb. Simple past tense and past participle of heave.
  • Word Usage
    "Martin heaved a sigh of relief when the door closed behind the laundryman."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hove  
    verb-stem
    heave