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PRONUNCIATION OF HEAVE DOWN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEAVE DOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heave down is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb heave down in English.

WHAT DOES HEAVE DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of heave down in the English dictionary

The definition of heave down in the dictionary is to turn a vessel on its side for cleaning.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HEAVE DOWN

PRESENT

Present
I heave down
you heave down
he/she/it heaves down
we heave down
you heave down
they heave down
Present continuous
I am heaving down
you are heaving down
he/she/it is heaving down
we are heaving down
you are heaving down
they are heaving down
Present perfect
I have heaved down
you have heaved down
he/she/it has heaved down
we have heaved down
you have heaved down
they have heaved down
Present perfect continuous
I have been heaving down
you have been heaving down
he/she/it has been heaving down
we have been heaving down
you have been heaving down
they have been heaving down
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I heaved down
you heaved down
he/she/it heaved down
we heaved down
you heaved down
they heaved down
Past continuous
I was heaving down
you were heaving down
he/she/it was heaving down
we were heaving down
you were heaving down
they were heaving down
Past perfect
I had heaved down
you had heaved down
he/she/it had heaved down
we had heaved down
you had heaved down
they had heaved down
Past perfect continuous
I had been heaving down
you had been heaving down
he/she/it had been heaving down
we had been heaving down
you had been heaving down
they had been heaving down
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will heave down
you will heave down
he/she/it will heave down
we will heave down
you will heave down
they will heave down
Future continuous
I will be heaving down
you will be heaving down
he/she/it will be heaving down
we will be heaving down
you will be heaving down
they will be heaving down
Future perfect
I will have heaved down
you will have heaved down
he/she/it will have heaved down
we will have heaved down
you will have heaved down
they will have heaved down
Future perfect continuous
I will have been heaving down
you will have been heaving down
he/she/it will have been heaving down
we will have been heaving down
you will have been heaving down
they will have been heaving down
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would heave down
you would heave down
he/she/it would heave down
we would heave down
you would heave down
they would heave down
Conditional continuous
I would be heaving down
you would be heaving down
he/she/it would be heaving down
we would be heaving down
you would be heaving down
they would be heaving down
Conditional perfect
I would have heave down
you would have heave down
he/she/it would have heave down
we would have heave down
you would have heave down
they would have heave down
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been heaving down
you would have been heaving down
he/she/it would have been heaving down
we would have been heaving down
you would have been heaving down
they would have been heaving down
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you heave down
we let´s heave down
you heave down
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to heave down
Past participle
heaved down
Present Participle
heaving down
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEAVE DOWN

heave
heave the log
heave to
heave-ho
heaven
heaven-sent
heavenliness
heavenly
heavenly body
Heavenly Father
heavens
heavenward
heavenwards
heaver
heaves
heavier
heavier-than-air
heavies
heaviest
heavily

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEAVE DOWN

back down
break down
bring the house down
cut down
down
get down
go down
hands down
hold down
lay down
put down
ride down
sit down
step down
take down
turn down
up and down
upside down
when the chips are down
wind down
write down

Synonyms and antonyms of heave down in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heave down» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEAVE DOWN

Find out the translation of heave down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heave down from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heave down» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

垂荡下来
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pairo abajo
570 millions of speakers

English

heave down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीचे भरना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يتنفس أسفل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бросать вниз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

heave para baixo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্তোলন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pousser vers le bas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Heave
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

heben ab
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダウンつく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아래로 당겨
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heave
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dơ lên ​​xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடப்பெயர்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्पात करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fay hareketi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tirare verso il basso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dźwignąć się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кидати вниз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

heave jos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σηκώνω τα κάτω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neer haal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

heave ned
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lempe ned
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heave down

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAVE DOWN»

The term «heave down» is used very little and occupies the 178.400 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEAVE DOWN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «heave down» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «heave down» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heave down

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEAVE DOWN»

Discover the use of heave down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heave down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The New American Practical Navigator: Being an Epitome of ...
To heave down; to careen. — To heave in the cable ; to draw the cable into the ship, by turning the capstan. — - To heave in stays ; to bring a ship's head to the wind, by a management of the sails and rudder, in order to get on the other tack.
Nathaniel Bowditch, William Hooker, 1837
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American Artillerist's Companion: Or Elements of Artillery. ...
At this command, the man f unbars, takes a long step backwards, and B commands down, abattez; *and f then heave down their handspikes; f steps to the end of the roll on his side, enters his handspike as * has done; takes the same position ...
Louis de Tousard, 1809
3
Portuguese & English
to heave down. PirarjVirilha, adj. the groin nJVirilidade, s. f. virility, man hood. Viriplaca, s. f. Viriplaca, a god dess of the Romans whose temple stood on the Palatini)) unto which men and their wives! used to resort to reconcile their' broils. Virar ...
Antonio Vieyra, 1813
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Grande Dizionario Italiano Ed Inglese Edizione Fatta Su ...
To hetive at the capstern, vlt'are l'organo; 'T'ol heave a head, virare per tirarsi a picco. To heave a stern, virarea poppa. To het'svel short, virare a picco. To heave taught, vii, rare disteso coll' org/mo. To heave down a sail, ammaiuare una vela.
‎1832
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A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...
To heave down, to throw or lay down on one side ; to careen. To heave out, to throw out. With teamen, to loose or unfurl a sail, particularly the stay-sails. To heave in stays, in tacking, to bring a ship's head to the wind. To heave thort, to draw so ...
Noah Webster, 1832
6
Naval Text-book: Letters to the Midshipmen of the United ...
To heave down. See careening. To heave in stays, to put a vessel about by tacking. To heave-out the staysails, to loose them and throw them out from the top , or wherever they may have been confined — to set or dry them. To heave short, to ...
Benjamin J. Totten, 1841
7
Boyer's Royal Dictionary Abridged: In Two Parts ... ...
To Heave down . Чкж & ship, virer un vaisseau ^ft-í farènr. To Heave keel nut, VL fc, abattre en falle. To Heave in i. ж.е я^луя, donner vent devant. Т« i» *»i Heave in the slack of the cable, ..jfft abraquer le mou du cable Ti ^j, . Heave a-head ...
Abel Boyer, William Gardiner, 1814
8
Billboard
... with Barnuin & Bailey for a tour of Europe nearly 60 years ago, they called this one: "I hit my wife (Yo, heave), "With a singletree (Yo, heave); "You ought to hear her holler (Yo, heave) "Oh, Lordee, don't murder me (Yo, heave); "Down-s. .ke." ...
9
The Voyages of Captain James Cook
At this place they heave down by two masts, a method which we do not now practise : it is, however, unquestionably more safe and expeditious to heave down with two masts than one ; and he must have a good share of bigotry to ...
James Cook, 1842
10
The New American Practical Navigator: Being an Epitome of ...
To heave down; to careen. — To heave m the cable ; to draw the cable into the ship, by turning the capstan. — To heave in stays ; to bring a ship's head to the wind, by a management of the sails and rudder, in order to get on the other tack.
Nathaniel Bowditch, Jonathan Ingersoll Bowditch, 1839

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEAVE DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heave down is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Minor hiccups can't dim Aussie glow
... milestone, with a swipe to the mid-wicket fence, followed by an even bigger heave down the ground before promptly retiring himself for 111. «cricket.com.au, Jun 15»
2
2014 Top 100 Prep Football Plays - No. 86: Covington's Cordara …
... on fourth-and-1 on the previous drive and with his team down by two scores, Griffin attempts to save face with one last heave down the field. «NOLA.com, Jun 15»
3
BAN win by 6 wickets; win series| Live Cricket Score Updates India …
Fifth ball was on leg-stump and Sarkar tries a heave down the leg-side but misses it and the ball kept low. Inches away from kissing the ... «India.com, Jun 15»
4
ACC NCAA Tourney revenue at $28 million and counting
... but Barber and Turner drained late free throws as the Pack held on to its advantage. A heave down the court was broken up as time expired. «Anderson Independent Mail, Mar 15»
5
STILL PERFECT! NC State, North Carolina and Notre Dame Punch …
... but Barber and Turner drained late free throws as the Pack held on to its advantage. A heave down the court was broken up as time expired. «The ACC, Mar 15»
6
Worst loss of season extends 'Cat losing streak to seven
... Maurice Ndour, who had a career-high 31 points, caught an Antonio Campbell heave down the court and pivoted past Moss to dunk with .6 ... «Athens NEWS, Mar 15»
7
LIVE Novak Djokovic - Andy Murray - Australian Open men Tennis …
DJOKOVIC 7-6 6-7 1-2 MURRAY: Djokovic is still managing to heave down that serve, though, even if he's not proving too sprightly in response ... «Eurosport, Feb 15»
8
Reusse: Pack outdoes Vikings for NFC title game defeat
A short pass was incomplete, and then Roger Staubach made a heave down the right sideline toward Pearson. Nate Wright was running with ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jan 15»
9
Terror score upset
Trailing by just one point, Diplomats forward Cedric Moune attempted a long heave down the court on an inbounds play from under his own ... «Carroll County Times, Jan 15»
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After 24 days, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim criticizes officials for …
... Rakeem Christmas failed to handle a long heave down the sideline. Syracuse, meanwhile, blew a five-point lead over the final 20 seconds. «Syracuse.com, Jan 15»

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