hove

[ hohv ]

/ hoʊv /

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verb

simple past tense and past participle of heave.

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How to use hove in a sentence

At this point, Titanic's partner hove into view, and Titanic hailed him.
Portrait of the Consummate Con Man|John Lardner|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Which has advanced——" That wave hove green water over the funnel.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
The parliamentary borough, which includes the parish of Hove, returns two members.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Pretty soon he gapped and stretched himself and hove off the blanket, and it was Miss Watson's Jim!
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

So said so done; and the 142 ships of Harald were hove out of berth, and King Magnus put his ships into their place.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson
That night about ten we hove in sight of the lights of a town away down in a left-hand bend.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for hove (1 of 2)

hove

/ (həʊv) /

verb

mainly nautical a past tense and past participle of heave

British Dictionary definitions for hove (2 of 2)

Hove

/ (həʊv) /

noun

a town and coastal resort in S England, in Brighton and Hove unitary authority, East Sussex. Pop: 72 335 (2001)

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