upheave

[uhp-heev] / ʌpˈhiv /

VERB

jack

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hoist shove

STRONG

boost construct elevate erect establish exalt heave hike jump lever lift mount promote pry rear up upcast uplift upraise

WEAK

bring up hold up lift up move up place up pull up put on its end put up run up set up set upright stand up take up throw up uprear

Antonyms

STRONG

condemn decline decrease demote denounce depress destroy drop fall hurt lower raze ruin

VERB

lift

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boost climb hoist pick up raise rise soar

STRONG

arise aspire disperse dissipate elevate erect heft hike mount rear up uplift upraise

WEAK

bear aloft build up buoy up come up draw up hike up jack up jump up move up put up raise high take up uprear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease descend drop fall lessen lower

WEAK

set down

VERB

raise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boost establish lift promote rear set up

STRONG

cock construct elevate erect exalt heave hoist lever mount pry shove upcast uplift upraise

WEAK

bring up hold up lift up move up place up pull up put on its end put up run up set upright stand up take up throw up uprear

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy drop

STRONG

decrease lower raze

WEAK

abandon demolish finish lessen

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A moment passed, the upheave of the shoulders became more pronounced, he rose swiftly and walked to Cassandra’s side.

From Lady Cassandra by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.

One would have it stop, take heed, upheave....

From My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life by Anonymous

We live on a volcanic mass, which at any moment may upheave and blow us to glory without the benefit of the clergy, the most of whom are in the army of Dixie.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 6, June, 1862 Devoted To Literature and National Policy by Various

You will find the smaller communities living along in unison with the seasons, having neither extreme poverty nor wealth—none of the violent plagues of upheave and unrest which afflict our great populations.

From My Life and Work by Ford, Henry

It is I who must find this treasure, this fulcrum to the lever which is going to upheave France.

From A Splendid Hazard by MacGrath, Harold

upheave

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