hove
[hohv]
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verb
simple past tense and past participle of heave.
heave
[heev]
verb (used with object), heaved or (especially Nautical) hove; heav·ing.
verb (used without object), heaved or (especially Nautical) hove; heav·ing.
noun
Verb Phrases
Origin of heave
before 900; Middle English heven, variant (with -v- from simple past tense and past participle) of hebben, Old English hebban; cognate with German heben, Old Norse hefja, Gothic hafjan; akin to Latin capere to take
Synonyms for heave
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Related Words for hove
sling, fling, haul, hoist, hurl, tug, breathe, huff, groan, spew, vomit, puff, exhale, pull, elevate, raise, launch, toss, chuck, sendExamples from the Web for hove
Historical Examples of hove
We carved off a supply from both, and saved the skins, and hove the rest overboard.
Tom Sawyer AbroadMark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Off the Island of Fuego, we hove to, and found we could get no water.
Ned MyersJames Fenimore Cooper
We now hove clear of the bank, restowed the cargo, and made sail for Batavia.
Ned MyersJames Fenimore Cooper
I entered the first tavern that hove insight, he promising to “stay about.”
Adventures and RecollectionsBill o'th' Hoylus End
Sim had stooped to pick up the quarter the Prince of Wales had hove at him.
The Depot MasterJoseph C. Lincoln
hove
verb
Hove
noun
heave
verb heaves, heaving or heaved or mainly nautical hove
noun
Word Origin for heave
Old English hebban; related to Old Norse hefja, Old Saxon hebbian, Old High German heffen to raise, Latin capere to take, Sanskrit kapatī two hands full
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