motion vs heave

heave vs motion

motion and heave both are nouns.

motion and heave both are verbs.

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

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

motion: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
heave: (geology) a horizontal dislocation

Other hyponyms of motion include crustal movement, tectonic movement, approach, approaching, passage, passing, deflection, deflexion, bend, bending, change of location, travel, undulation, wave, jitter, periodic motion, periodic movement, backlash, rebound, recoil, repercussion, kick, recoil, seek, squeeze, wring, cam stroke, stroke, throw, turn, turning, twist, wrench, undulation, moving ridge, wave, wobble, commotion, whirl, Brownian motion, Brownian movement, pedesis, decelerated motion, motion with variable acceleration.

motion (noun)	heave (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location	throwing something heavy (with great effort)
the act of changing location from one place to another	the act of lifting something with great effort
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals	the act of raising something
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote	an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something	(geology) a horizontal dislocation
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object	an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
a state of change

motion (verb)	heave (verb)
show, express or direct through movement	make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
	breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
	bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
	utter a sound, as with obvious effort
	lift or elevate
	throw with great effort
	rise and move, as in waves or billows
	move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position

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