Hove

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hove \Hove\, v. i. & t.
     To rise; to swell; to heave; to cause to swell. [Obs. or
     Scot.] --Holland. Burns.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Hove \Hove\, v. i. [OE. hoven. See {Hover}.]
     To hover around; to loiter; to lurk. [Obs.] --Gower.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hove \Hove\,
     imp. & p. p. of {Heave}.
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     {Hove short}, {Hove to}. See {To heave a cable short}, {To
        heave a ship to}, etc., under {Heave}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Heave \Heave\ (h[=e]v), v. t. [imp. {Heaved} (h[=e]vd), or
     {Hove} (h[=o]v); p. p. {Heaved}, {Hove}, formerly {Hoven}
     (h[=o]"v'n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Heaving}.] [OE. heven, hebben,
     AS. hebban; akin to OS. hebbian, D. heffen, OHG. heffan,
     hevan, G. heben, Icel. hefja, Sw. h[aum]fva, Dan. h[ae]ve,
     Goth. hafjan, L. capere to take, seize; cf. Gr. kw`ph handle.
     Cf. {Accept}, {Behoof}, {Capacious}, {Forceps}, {Haft},
     {Receipt}.]
     1. To cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; to
        lift; to raise; to hoist; -- often with up; as, the wave
        heaved the boat on land.
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              One heaved ahigh, to be hurled down below. --Shak.
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     Note: Heave, as now used, implies that the thing raised is
           heavy or hard to move; but formerly it was used in a
           less restricted sense.
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                 Here a little child I stand,
                 Heaving up my either hand.         --Herrick.
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     2. To throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or colloquial,
        except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the lead;
        to heave the log.
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     3. To force from, or into, any position; to cause to move;
        also, to throw off; -- mostly used in certain nautical
        phrases; as, to heave the ship ahead.
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     4. To raise or force from the breast; to utter with effort;
        as, to heave a sigh.
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              The wretched animal heaved forth such groans.
                                                    --Shak.
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     5. To cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom.
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              The glittering, finny swarms
              That heave our friths, and crowd upon our shores.
                                                    --Thomson.
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     {To heave a cable short} (Naut.), to haul in cable till the
        ship is almost perpendicularly above the anchor.
  
     {To heave a ship ahead} (Naut.), to warp her ahead when not
        under sail, as by means of cables.
  
     {To heave a ship down} (Naut.), to throw or lay her down on
        one side; to careen her.
  
     {To heave a ship to} (Naut.), to bring the ship's head to the
        wind, and stop her motion.
  
     {To heave about} (Naut.), to put about suddenly.
  
     {To heave in} (Naut.), to shorten (cable).
  
     {To heave in stays} (Naut.), to put a vessel on the other
        tack.
  
     {To heave out a sail} (Naut.), to unfurl it.
  
     {To heave taut} (Naut.), to turn a capstan, etc., till the
        rope becomes strained. See {Taut}, and {Tight}.
  
     {To heave the lead} (Naut.), to take soundings with lead and
        line.
  
     {To heave the log}. (Naut.) See {Log}.
  
     {To heave up anchor} (Naut.), to raise it from the bottom of
        the sea or elsewhere.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hove
       See {heave}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  heave
       n 1: an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and
            falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea" [syn: {heaving}]
       2: (geology) a horizontal dislocation
       3: the act of lifting something with great effort [syn: {heaving}]
       4: an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of
          the heaves" [syn: {retch}]
       5: the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of
          his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for
          getting ladders up" [syn: {lift}, {raise}]
       6: throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a
          mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes" [syn: {heaving}]
       v 1: utter a sound, as with obvious effort; "She heaved a deep
            sigh when she saw the list of things to do"
       2: throw with great effort
       3: rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged
          forward" [syn: {billow}, {surge}]
       4: lift or elevate [syn: {heave up}, {heft}, {heft up}]
       5: nautical: to move or cause to move in a specified way,
          direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"
       6: breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners
          reached the finish line, panting heavily" [syn: {pant}, {puff},
           {gasp}]
       7: bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The
          highway buckled during the heatwave" [syn: {buckle}, {warp}]
       8: make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit [syn:
          {gag}, {retch}]
       [also: {hove}]