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uphove

[uhp-heev]

up·heave

[uhp-heev] 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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Uphove is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English upheven. See up-, heave

up·heav·er, noun
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