- heaves (the heaves)
- nan attack of retching or vomiting. A lit-eral description of these spasms, although the expression is, by its con-text, considered slang.
Contemporary slang . 2014.
heaves (the heaves)
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heaves — ☆ heaves [hēvz] pl.n. [with sing. v.] chronic emphysema of horses, characterized by forced breathing, coughing, heaving of the flanks, etc. * * * ▪ animal pathology also called broken wind chronic disorder of the lungs of horses and cows … Universalium
Heaves — Heaves, n. A disease of horses, characterized by difficult breathing, with heaving of the flank, wheezing, flatulency, and a peculiar cough; broken wind. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heaves — hēvz n pl but sing or pl in constr 1) chronic emphysema of the horse affecting the alveolae of the lungs and resulting in difficult expiration, heaving of the flanks, and a persistent cough called also broken wind 2) a spell of retching or… … Medical dictionary
heaves — ☆ heaves [hēvz] pl.n. [with sing. v.] chronic emphysema of horses, characterized by forced breathing, coughing, heaving of the flanks, etc … English World dictionary
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heaves — noun a chronic emphysema of the horse that causes difficult expiration and heaving of the flanks • Syn: ↑broken wind • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease * * * present third singular of heave plural of heave * * * heaves «heevz», noun … Useful english dictionary
heaves — noun a) A period of retching. I have the dry heaves, I rather just throw up and get it over with. b) A disease of horses characterized by coughing and difficult breathing. See Also: dry heaves … Wiktionary
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