heave
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But with a final heave of the digger bucket, a shower of gold was released from the soil.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
In the part of the forest they control, he and other Romee youngsters heave logs to be burned and turned into charcoal, then sent by canoe to the provincial capital Kisangani.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
Olha Kosova’s husband is in the military, and the power cuts made it hard to heave the heavy stroller up to the fourth floor and heat water to bathe her 1-year-old daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
As pressure under the surface increased, the ground started to heave.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
Discouraged, she wriggled backward down the frost heave and arrived at her camp feet first.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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