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  • Look up heave or heaving in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Heave or heaving may refer to: Heave (translational motion), one of the translational degrees...
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    In sailing, heaving to (to heave to and to be hove to) is a way of slowing a sailing vessel's forward progress, as well as fixing the helm and sail positions...
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    Frost heaving (or a frost heave) is an upwards swelling of soil during freezing conditions caused by an increasing presence of ice as it grows towards...
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  • "Two, six, heave" is a phrase used to coordinate seamen's pulling. As used by sailors, the person at the front of the team will typically call out the...
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    A heaving line knot is a family of knots which are used for adding weight to the end of a rope, to make the rope easier to throw. In nautical use, a heaving...
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    2023–24 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team (category Articles with short description)
    three-pointer with 1.4 seconds remaining. McDaniel's last-second half-court heave short missed, and the Ducks won the game. Michigan recorded a season-best 13...
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    from its course. The linear vertical (up/down) motion; excessive downward heave can swamp a ship. There are methods for both passive and active motion stabilization...
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  • Ice shove, a heave of ice from an ocean or large lake onto the shore. Frost heaving, an upwards swelling of soil during freezing conditions caused by an...
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  • "Heave Away" (also Heave Away, My Johnny) is a traditional sea shanty, with origins unknown. The earliest print version of the song is from a collection...
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  • Retching (redirect from Dry heave)
    Retching (also known as dry heaving) is the reverse movement (retroperistalsis) of the stomach and esophagus without vomiting. It can be caused by bad...
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  • mounted on a heaving platform. Techniques include active heave compensation and passive heave compensation—the two traditional types of heave compensation—as...
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  • Passive heave compensation is a technique used to reduce the influence of waves upon lifting and drilling operations. A simple passive heave compensator...
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    Careening (redirect from Heaving down)
    Careening (also known as "heaving down") is a method of gaining access to the hull of a sailing vessel without the use of a dry dock. It is used for cleaning...
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  • The Vermont Frost Heaves were a professional basketball team in Vermont, United States, that last played in the Premier Basketball League, last coached...
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  • Heave Ho is a platform party video game developed by Le Cartel Studio and published by Devolver Digital. In Heave Ho, players must navigate their characters...
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    The Song of the Volga Boatmen (category Articles with short description)
    the Volga Boatmen" (known in Russian as Эй, ухнем! [Ey, ukhnyem!, "Yo, heave-ho!"], after the refrain) is a well-known traditional Russian song collected...
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  • Cornish wrestling throws (category Articles with short description)
    throwee's legs. Most commonly known as Fore Heave (Halyans war-rag). Also known as Forward Heave, Heave, Forehitch, Outside Stroke and Fore Waist Lock...
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  • A terumah (Hebrew: תְּרוּמָה), the priestly dues or heave offering, is a type of offering in Judaism. The word is generally used for offerings to God...
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  • Active heave compensation (AHC) is a technique used on lifting equipment to reduce the influence of waves upon offshore operations. AHC differs from Passive...
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    the third or fourth day, the young bird bends its back when touched and heaves out other eggs or nestlings. This instinct is lost soon after. The loud...
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