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heave
verb as in lift, throw with effort
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Penelope heaved a sigh, more of fatigue than relief.
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“Outside, the asphalt was rolling and heaving. ‘Asphalt waves,’ I thought when I saw it.”
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As she fought to keep possession of the ball, she found Dunn wide open in the corner and heaved it to her.
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He stumbled while getting tied up with a defender and lost the ball, but collected it and threw in a midrange heave with 5:13 remaining.
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Together, the family heaved Roz into the bed of the pickup truck, where Oscar was waiting.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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