Synonyms for upheave
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uhp-heev |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌpˈhiv |
Top 10 synonyms for upheave Other synonyms for the word upheave
- arise
- aspire
- bear aloft
- bring up
- build up
- buoy up
- come up
- construct
- disperse
- dissipate
- draw up
- elevate
- erect
- exalt
- goose
- heave
- heft
- hike
- hike up
- hold up
- jack up
- jump
- jump up
- lever
- lift up
- mount
- move up
- place up
- pry
- pull up
- put on its end
- put up
- raise high
- rear
- run up
- set up
- set upright
- shove
- soar
- stand up
- take up
- throw up
- up
- upcast
- upheave
- uphold
- uplift
- upraise
- uprear
- vanish
Définition of upheave
- As in lift : verb move upwards; ascend
- As in raise : verb lift; build from the ground
- As in jack : verb raise
- A vigorous stirring is bound to upheave what is searched for, so in due course the Captain dug up a snaffle-bit.
- Extract from : « John Ermine of the Yellowstone » by Frederic Remington
- Then during the night they upheave their backs to relieve themselves of the pressure, and thus shake the walling to a fall.
- Extract from : « The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries » by W. Y. Evans Wentz
- Here the word must have been upheave, the rimes being leave, cleave, bereave.
- Extract from : « The Shakespeare-Expositor: An Aid to the Perfect Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays » by Thomas Keightley
- In a mighty effort to upheave the foundations of despotism, the people grew mad.
- Extract from : « The Gold Brick » by Ann S. Stephens
- The Archimedian lever found a resting-place in his brain, and sundry of his thoughts seem not inapt to upheave the world.
- Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 » by Various
- Every upheave seemed to be followed by a downward settling plunge, as though the ship were already on her way to the bottom.
- Extract from : « A Veldt Vendetta » by Bertram Mitford
Antonyms for upheave
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