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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

• 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

• heaves — n. lung disease in horses characterized by breathing difficulties (the heaves resemble asthma in humans) hɪːv n. act of lifting or raising; rhythmic rising and falling; toss, throw; attempt to vomit v. lift, raise; toss, throw; rhythmically… …   English contemporary dictionary

• heaves — See frost heaves …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• heaves — sheave …   Anagrams dictionary

• heaves — another term for COPD in horses. 3》 Geology a sideways displacement in a fault. → heave …   English new terms dictionary

• heaves — /hivz/ (say heevz) noun a disease of horses, similar to asthma in humans, characterised by difficult breathing; broken wind. {heave + s3} …