UPHEAVE

upheave

(verb) lift forcefully from beneath

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

upheave (third-person singular simple present upheaves, present participle upheaving, simple past uphove or upheaved, past participle uphoven or upheaved)

(transitive) To heave or lift up; raise up or aloft.

(transitive) To lift or thrust something upward forcefully, or be similarly lifted or thrust upward.

(intransitive) To be lifted up; rise.

Source: Wiktionary


Up*heave", v. t.

Definition: To heave or lift up from beneath; to raise. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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