Thrill vs. Heave — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Thrill and Heave
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Thrill
To cause to feel a sudden sensation of pleasure or delight; excite greatly
Was thrilled to learn that she had won the contest.
Heave
To raise or lift, especially with great effort or force
Heaved the box of books onto the table.
Thrill
To cause to quiver, tremble, or vibrate.
Heave
To throw (a heavy object) with great effort; hurl
Heave the shot.
Heaved a brick through the window.
Thrill
To feel a sudden sensation of pleasure or delight
"His answer came that afternoon and she thrilled to see the handwriting" (Susan Minot).
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Heave
To throw or toss
Heaved his backpack into the corner.
Thrill
To quiver, tremble, or vibrate.
Heave
To give out or utter with effort or pain
Heaved a sigh.
Heaved a groan.
Thrill
A sudden feeling of pleasure or excitement
It gave him a thrill to learn their secret.
Heave
To vomit (something).
Thrill
A source or cause of pleasure or excitement
The thrills of the amusement park.
Heave
To raise or haul up by means of a rope, line, or cable
Hove the anchor up and set sail.
Thrill
A quivering or trembling caused by sudden excitement or emotion.
Heave
To move (a ship) in a certain direction or into a certain position by hauling
Hove the ship astern.
Thrill
(Medicine) A slight palpable vibration associated with a cardiac murmur and certain other cardiac or respiratory conditions.
Heave
To make rise or swell
The wind heaving huge waves.
An exhausted dog heaving its chest.
Thrill
(ergative) To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.
Heave
(Geology) To displace or move (a vein, lode, or stratum, for example).
Thrill
(ergative) To (cause something to) tremble or quiver.
Heave
To rise up or swell, as if pushed up; bulge
The sidewalk froze and heaved.
Thrill
(obsolete) To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.
Heave
To rise and fall in turn, as waves.
Thrill
(obsolete) To hurl; to throw; to cast.
Heave
To gag or vomit.
Thrill
(machining) To drill and thread in one operation, using a tool bit that cuts the hole and the threads in one series of computer-controlled movements.
Heave
To pant; gasp
Heave for air.
Thrill
A trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion.
Heave
To move in a certain direction or to a specified position
The frigate hove alongside.
Thrill
A cause of sudden excitement; a kick.
Heave
To pull at or haul a rope or cable
The brig is heaving around on the anchor.
Thrill
(medicine) A slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur.
Heave
To push at a capstan bar or lever.
Thrill
A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.
Heave
The act or effort of raising or lifting something
With a great heave hauled the fish onto the deck.
Thrill
A warbling; a trill.
Heave
An act of hurling; a throw, especially when considered in terms of distance
A heave of 63 feet.
Thrill
A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.
Heave
A horizontal dislocation, as of a rock stratum, at a fault.
Thrill
A drill. See 3d Drill, 1.
Heave
An upward movement of a surface, especially when caused by swelling and expansion of clay, removal of overburden, or freezing of subsurface water.
Thrill
A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement; as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy.
Heave
An upward movement, especially of a ship or aircraft.
Thrill
To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.
He pierced through his chafed chestWith thrilling point of deadly iron brand.
Heave
The act or an instance of gagging or vomiting.
Thrill
Hence, to affect, as if by something that pierces or pricks; to cause to have a shivering, throbbing, tingling, or exquisite sensation; to pierce; to penetrate.
To bathe in flery floods, or to resideIn thrilling region of thick-ribbed ice.
Vivid and picturesque turns of expression which thrill the eader with sudden delight.
The cruel word her tender heart so thrilled,That sudden cold did run through every vein.
Heave
Heaves (used with a sing. or pl. verb) See recurrent airway obstruction.
Thrill
To hurl; to throw; to cast.
I'll thrill my javelin.
Heave
(transitive) To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing.
Thrill
To pierce, as something sharp; to penetrate; especially, to cause a tingling sensation that runs through the system with a slight shivering; as, a sharp sound thrills through the whole frame.
I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins.
Heave
(transitive) To throw, cast.
They heaved rocks into the pond.
The cap'n hove the body overboard.
Thrill
To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite sensation, running through the body.
To seek sweet safety outIn vaults and prisons, and to thrill and shake.
Heave
(intransitive) To rise and fall.
Her chest heaved with emotion.
Thrill
The swift release of a store of affective force;
They got a great bang out of it
What a boot!
He got a quick rush from injecting heroin
He does it for kicks
Heave
(transitive) To utter with effort.
She heaved a sigh and stared out of the window.
Thrill
An almost pleasurable sensation of fright;
A frisson of surprise shot through him
Heave
To pull up with a rope or cable.
Heave up the anchor there, boys!
Thrill
Something that thrills;
The thrills of space travel
Heave
To lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards.
Thrill
Cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input;
The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow
Heave
(intransitive) To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
Thrill
Feel sudden intense sensation or emotion;
He was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine
Heave
To displace (a vein, stratum).
Thrill
Tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
Heave
To cause to swell or rise, especially in repeated exertions.
The wind heaved the waves.
Thrill
Fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage);
The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies
He was inebriated by his phenomenal success
Heave
To move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation.
To heave the ship ahead
Heave
(intransitive) To retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit.
The smell of the old cheese was enough to make you heave.
Heave
(intransitive) To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.
Heave
To rob; to steal from; to plunder.
Heave
An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.
Heave
An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, etc.
Heave
A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
Heave
(nautical) The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time. Compare pitch.
Heave
An effort to vomit; retching.
Heave
Broken wind in horses.
Heave
(cricket) A forceful shot in which the ball follows a high trajectory
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.
One heaved ahigh, to be hurled down below.
Here a little child I stand,Heaving up my either hand.
Heave
To throw; to cast; - obsolete, provincial, or colloquial, except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the lead; to heave the log.
Heave
To force from, or into, any position; to cause to move; also, to throw off; - mostly used in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the ship ahead.
Heave
To raise or force from the breast; to utter with effort; as, to heave a sigh.
The wretched animal heaved forth such groans.
Heave
To cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom.
The glittering, finny swarmsThat heave our friths, and crowd upon our shores.
Heave
To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
And the huge columns heave into the sky.
Where heaves the turf in many a moldering heap.
The heaving sods of Bunker Hill.
Heave
To rise and fall with alternate motions, as the lungs in heavy breathing, as waves in a heavy sea, as ships on the billows, as the earth when broken up by frost, etc.; to swell; to dilate; to expand; to distend; hence, to labor; to struggle.
Frequent for breath his panting bosom heaves.
The heaving plain of ocean.
Heave
To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.
The Church of England had struggled and heaved at a reformation ever since Wyclif's days.
Heave
To make an effort to vomit; to retch; to vomit.
Heave
An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, or to move something heavy.
After many strains and heavesHe got up to his saddle eaves.
Heave
An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, and the like.
There's matter in these sighs, these profound heaves,You must translate.
None could guess whether the next heave of the earthquake would settle . . . or swallow them.
Heave
A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
Heave
An upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling);
The heaving of waves on a rough sea
Heave
(geology) a horizontal dislocation
Heave
The act of lifting something with great effort
Heave
An involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting;
A bad case of the heaves
Heave
The act of raising something;
He responded with a lift of his eyebrow
Fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up
Heave
Throwing something heavy (with great effort);
He gave it a mighty heave
He was not good at heaving passes
Heave
Utter a sound, as with obvious effort;
She heaved a deep sigh when she saw the list of things to do
Heave
Throw with great effort
Heave
Rise and move, as in waves or billows;
The army surged forward
Heave
Lift or elevate
Heave
Nautical: to move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position;
The vessel hove into sight
Heave
Breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted;
The runners reached the finish line, panting heavily
Heave
Bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat;
The highway buckled during the heatwave
Heave
Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
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