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hove to

hove to is the simple past and past participle 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 hove to

What is hove to the simple past and past participle of?
Hove to is the simple past and past participle of heave to.

Words near hove to in the dictionary

  1. hove
  2. hove in sight
  3. hove in view
  4. hove into sight
  5. hove into view
  6. hove to
  7. hoved
  8. hovel
  9. hoveled
  10. hoveler
  11. hovelers

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