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heaves to

heaves to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of heave to.

Meaning of heave to

Verb

heave to (third-person singular simple present heaves to, present participle heaving to, simple past heaved to or hove to, past participle heaved to or hove to or hoven to)

  1. (intransitive) To cause (one's vessel) to become dead in the water by pointing the bows directly towards the wind.
  2. (intransitive) To come to a halt.

Questions about heaves to

What is heaves to the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Heaves to is the third-person singular simple present indicative of heave to.

Words near heaves to in the dictionary

  1. heaves in sight
  2. heaves in view
  3. heaves into sight
  4. heaves into view
  5. heaves the log
  6. heaves to
  7. heavest
  8. heaveth
  9. Heavey
  10. Heaveys
  11. heavied

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