(1):
(v. i.) To beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate, or throb; - said of the heart.
(2):
(v. t.) To breathe forth quickly or in a labored manner; to gasp out.
(3):
(v. i.) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.
(4):
(v. i.) Hence: To long eagerly; to desire earnestly.
(5):
(v. i.) To sigh; to flutter; to languish.
(6):
(n.) A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.
(7):
(v. t.) To long for; to be eager after.
(8):
(n.) A violent palpitation of the heart.