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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HOVE, pret. of heave.

Merriam Webster's

past and past participle of heave

Merriam Webster's

geographical name town S England in East Sussex population 82,500

Oxford Reference Dictionary

past of HEAVE.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Heave Heave, v. t. [imp. Heaved, or Hove; p. p. Heaved, Hove, formerly Hoven; p. pr. & vb. n. Heaving.] [OE. heven, hebben, As. hebban; akin to OS. hebbian, D. heffen, OHG. heffan, hevan, G. heven, Icel. h["a]fva, Dan. h[ae]ve, Goth. hafjan, L. capere to take, seize; cf. Gr. ? 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. One heaved ahigh, to be hurled down below. --Shak. 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. Here a little child I stand, Heaving up my either hand. --Herrick. 2. To throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or colloquial, except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the lead; to heave the log. 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. 4. To raise or force from the breast; to utter with effort; as, to heave a sigh. The wretched animal heaved forth such groans. --Shak. 5. To cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom. The glittering, finny swarms That heave our friths, and crowd upon our shores. --Thomson. 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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Heave Heave, v. t. [imp. Heaved, or Hove; p. p. Heaved, Hove, formerly Hoven; p. pr. & vb. n. Heaving.] [OE. heven, hebben, As. hebban; akin to OS. hebbian, D. heffen, OHG. heffan, hevan, G. heven, Icel. h["a]fva, Dan. h[ae]ve, Goth. hafjan, L. capere to take, seize; cf. Gr. ? 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. One heaved ahigh, to be hurled down below. --Shak. 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. Here a little child I stand, Heaving up my either hand. --Herrick. 2. To throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or colloquial, except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the lead; to heave the log. 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. 4. To raise or force from the breast; to utter with effort; as, to heave a sigh. The wretched animal heaved forth such groans. --Shak. 5. To cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom. The glittering, finny swarms That heave our friths, and crowd upon our shores. --Thomson. 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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hove Hove, imp. & p. p. of Heave. Hove short, Hove to. See To heave a cable short, To heave a ship to, etc., under Heave.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hove Hove, v. i. & t. To rise; to swell; to heave; to cause to swell. [Obs. or Scot.] --Holland. Burns.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Hove Hove, v. i. [OE. hoven. See Hover.] To hover around; to loiter; to lurk. [Obs.] --Gower.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Hove is the past tense and past participle of heave in one of its meanings.