up·heave (ŭp-hēv′) v. up·heaved , up·heav·ing , up·heaves
v. tr. To lift forcefully from beneath; heave upward.
v. intr. To be lifted or thrust upward.
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upheave (ʌpˈhiːv ) vb ,
-heaves ,
-heaving ,
-heaved or -hove 1. to heave or rise upwards
2. (Geological Science) geology to thrust (land) upwards or (of land) to be thrust upwards
3. (tr ) to disturb violently; throw into disorder
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
up•heave (ʌpˈhiv) v. -heaved -hove, -heav•ing. v.t. 1. to heave or lift up; raise up or aloft.
2. to force or throw up violently or with much power, as an erupting volcano.
v.i. 3. to rise upward, esp. extensively or powerfully.
[1250–1300]
up•heav′er, n.
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upheave Past participle: upheaved/uphoveGerund: upheavingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I upheave you upheave he/she/it upheaves we upheave you upheave they upheave
Preterite I upheaved you upheaved he/she/it upheaved we upheaved you upheaved they upheaved
Present Continuous I am upheaving you are upheaving he/she/it is upheaving we are upheaving you are upheaving they are upheaving
Present Perfect I have upheaved/uphove you have upheaved/uphove he/she/it has upheaved/uphove we have upheaved/uphove you have upheaved/uphove they have upheaved/uphove
Past Continuous I was upheaving you were upheaving he/she/it was upheaving we were upheaving you were upheaving they were upheaving
Past Perfect I had upheaved/uphove you had upheaved/uphove he/she/it had upheaved/uphove we had upheaved/uphove you had upheaved/uphove they had upheaved/uphove
Future I will upheave you will upheave he/she/it will upheave we will upheave you will upheave they will upheave
Future Perfect I will have upheaved/uphove you will have upheaved/uphove he/she/it will have upheaved/uphove we will have upheaved/uphove you will have upheaved/uphove they will have upheaved/uphove
Future Continuous I will be upheaving you will be upheaving he/she/it will be upheaving we will be upheaving you will be upheaving they will be upheaving
Present Perfect Continuous I have been upheaving you have been upheaving he/she/it has been upheaving we have been upheaving you have been upheaving they have been upheaving
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been upheaving you will have been upheaving he/she/it will have been upheaving we will have been upheaving you will have been upheaving they will have been upheaving
Past Perfect Continuous I had been upheaving you had been upheaving he/she/it had been upheaving we had been upheaving you had been upheaving they had been upheaving
Conditional I would upheave you would upheave he/she/it would upheave we would upheave you would upheave they would upheave
Past Conditional I would have upheaved/uphove you would have upheaved/uphove he/she/it would have upheaved/uphove we would have upheaved/uphove you would have upheaved/uphove they would have upheaved/uphove
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Verb 1. upheave - lift forcefully from beneath
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