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heaving vs ventilation

ventilation vs heaving

heaving and ventilation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heaving Yes No No No
ventilation Yes No No No
As nouns, ventilation is a hypernym of heaving; that is, ventilation is a word with a broader meaning than heaving:
  • heaving: breathing heavily (as after exertion)
  • ventilation: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
Other hypernyms of heaving include breathing, external respiration, respiration.
heaving (noun) ventilation (noun)
throwing something heavy (with great effort) the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
breathing heavily (as after exertion) the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
the act of lifting something with great effort a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling) free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest
Difference between heaving and ventilation

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