Definitions

1. verb

to raise or lift something, especially something heavy or cumbersome

“The workers labored to upheave the large stone monument.”

2. verb

to cause a disturbance or commotion, especially among a group of people

“The news of the scandal was enough to upheave the entire community.”

3. noun

an act of raising or lifting something, or a commotion caused by a disturbance

“The upheave of the building was a major engineering feat.”