(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.