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Search phrase: heave

Plays

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Antony and CleopatraAC II.vii.13me no service as a partisan I could not heave.me no seruice, as a Partizan I could not heaue.
Antony and CleopatraAC IV.xv.38They heave Antony aloft to CleopatraThey heaue Anthony aloft to Cleopatra.
Henry VH5 V.chorus.8Heave him away upon your winged thoughtsHeaue him away vpon your winged thoughts,
Henry VI Part 22H6 V.i.61To heave the traitor Somerset from hence,To heaue the Traitor Somerset from hence,
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.vii.23This shoulder was ordained so thick to heave;This shoulder was ordain'd so thicke, to heaue,
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.vii.24And heave it shall some weight or break my back.And heaue it shall some waight, or breake my backe,
King JohnKJ V.ii.55And with a great heart heave away this storm.And with a great heart heaue away this storme:
King LearKL I.i.91Unhappy that I am, I cannot heaveVnhappie that I am, I cannot heaue
OthelloOth II.i.226itself abused, begin to heave the gorge, disrelish andit selfe abus'd, begin to heaue the, gorge, disrellish and
The Two Gentlemen of VeronaTG IV.iv.35do as I do? When didst thou see me heave up my legdoe as I do; when did'st thou see me heaue vp my leg,

Poems

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A Lover's ComplaintLC.15 Oft did she heave her napkin to her eyne, Oft did she heaue her Napkin to her eyne,
The Rape of LucreceLuc.413 From this fair throne to heave the owner out. From this faire throne to heaue the owner out.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.586 My sighs like whirlwinds labour hence to heave thee. My sighes like whirlewindes labor hence to heaue (thee.

Glossary

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heavedeep sigh, heaving [of the chest]
heaveraise, lift up
heavethrow, toss, cast
heaveraise, lift up
hoiseheave up, remove by force
weighweigh anchor, heave up the anchor

Thesaurus

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heave uphoise

Themes and Topics

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HEAVEBASICheave n, heave v, heaving adj, heaving n, heft n
HEAVEAPPEARANCEheaved-up adj
HEFTBASICsee HEAVE

Snippets

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o all you host of heaven
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