Difference between Billow and Heave

What is the difference between Billow and Heave?

Billow as a verb is to surge or roll in billows while Heave as a verb is to lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards.

Billow

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To surge or roll in billows To swell out or bulge

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of water, smoke or sound

Heave

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self, or to move something heavy.An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, and the like.A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time. Compare with pitch.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards.To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).To displace (a vein, stratum).To cause to swell or rise, especially in repeated exertions.To rise and fall.To utter with effort.To throw, cast.To pull up with a rope or cable.To make an effort to vomit; to retch.

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