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Upheaver
[
uhp-
heev
]
up·heave
/
ʌpˈhiv
/
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[
uhp-
heev
]
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verb,
-heaved
or
-hove,
-heav·ing.
verb (used with object)
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.
3.
to cause a major disturbance or disorder in:
The
revolution
upheaved the government, causing its leaders to flee the country.
verb (used without object)
4.
to rise upward, especially extensively or powerfully.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
upheven.
See
up-
,
heave
Related forms
up·heav·er,
noun
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