lift vs heave

lift and heave both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lift	Yes	No	Yes	No
heave	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, lift and heave are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of lift include raise.

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

Other hypernyms of lift include buckle, warp.

As verbs, heave is a hyponym of lift; that is, heave is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lift:

Other hyponyms of lift include heave up, heft, heft up, fork, pitchfork.

lift (noun)	heave (noun)
the act of raising something	throwing something heavy (with great effort)
plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised	the act of lifting something with great effort
the act of giving temporary assistance	the act of raising something
a ride in a car	an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)	(geology) a horizontal dislocation
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building	an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
the event of something being raised upward
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

lift (verb)	heave (verb)
perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face	make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
remove from a surface	breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
put an end to	bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
remove (hair) by scalping	utter a sound, as with obvious effort
rise upward, as from pressure or moisture	lift or elevate
invigorate or heighten	throw with great effort
raise in rank or condition	rise and move, as in waves or billows
remove from a seedbed or from a nursery	move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position
take off or away by decreasing
cancel officially
call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
make audible
take hold of something and move it to a different location
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
take (root crops) out of the ground
fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
raise from a lower to a higher position
move upwards
move upward
make off with belongings of others
take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
pay off (a mortgage)
take illegally
rise up