heave vs blow up

blow up vs heave

heave is a noun but blow up is not a noun.

heave and blow up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
heave	Yes	No	Yes	No
blow up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, blow up is a hypernym of heave; that is, blow up is a word with a broader meaning than heave:

heave: rise and move, as in waves or billows
blow up: fill with gas or air

Other hypernyms of heave include inflate.

heave (noun)	blow up (noun)
throwing something heavy (with great effort)
the act of lifting something with great effort
the act of raising something
an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
(geology) a horizontal dislocation
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)

heave (verb)	blow up (verb)
make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit	make large
breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted	exaggerate or make bigger
bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat	to swell or cause to enlarge
utter a sound, as with obvious effort	cause to burst with a violent release of energy
lift or elevate	fill with gas or air
throw with great effort	burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
rise and move, as in waves or billows	add details to
move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position	get very angry and fly into a rage

Difference between heave and blow up

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