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heaving to

heaving to is the present participle and gerund 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 heaving to

What is heaving to the present participle and gerund of?
Heaving to is the present participle and gerund of heave to.

Words near heaving to in the dictionary

  1. heaving into sight
  2. heaving into view
  3. heaving line bend
  4. heaving line bends
  5. heaving the log
  6. heaving to
  7. heavingly
  8. heavings
  9. Heavins
  10. Heaviside
  11. Heaviside layer

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