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Definition of hove to in English English dictionary

hove
To raise, lift
hove
To hover in the air
hove
To float
hove
To wait, linger; to loiter, hover about
hove
Simple past tense and past participle of heave
hove
To rise

Astond he stood, and vp his haire did houe, / And with that suddein horror could no member moue.

hove
To move, move out of the way, stand aside
hove
{a} of to heave
Hove
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heave to
To bring a vessel to a position where she will maintain little or no headway, usually with the bow into the wind or nearly so
heave to
To set the sails of a vessel so that their driving force is in opposition This allows a vessel to stop or slow while her sails are still set
heave to
To bring a vessel up in a position where it will maintain little or no headway, usually with the bow into the wind or nearly so
heave to
– To stop the forward movement of a ship by bringing the vessel’s bow into the wind and keeping it there
heave to
A sailing vessel is hove to when a headsail is backed, thus reducing the way through the water
heave to
To position a vessel's bow into the wind and hold it there until she stops, at which time she is considered "hove to"
heave to
Steering into the wind and sea making minimum headway
hove
To hover around; to loiter; to lurk
hove
Hove is the past tense and past participle of heave in one of its meanings. A municipal borough of southeast England on the English Channel west of Brighton. It is a residential seaside resort. Population: 88,500. Past tense and past participle of heave. a past tense and past participle of heave
hove
of Heave
hove
Irregular past tense of to heave
hove
To rise; to swell; to heave; to cause to swell
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