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HEAVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("heaver" is a kind of...):
bar (a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("heaver" is a kind of...):
working man; working person; workingman; workman (an employee who performs manual or industrial labor)
Derivation:
heave (lift or elevate)