Hove Definition And Examples

To heave an anchor overboard.

Hove definition and examples. Examples of hove hove after they had lain hove to for 14 hours the wind slackened the seas became less violent and the small flotilla got under way again. But in deep water unless it has been caught near a loose end the cable will break on the grapnel before it reaches the surface as the catenary strain on the bight will be greater than it will stand. To heave a stone through a window. To throw especially to lift and throw with effort force or violence.

Examples of hove hove after they had lain hove to for 14 hours the wind slackened the seas became less violent and the small flotilla got under way again. Hove is the past tense and past participle of heave in one of its meanings. To heave a heavy ax. To raise or lift with effort or force.

The ship is then stopped and the cable gradually hove up towards the surface. Past tense and past participle of heave. Hove synonyms hove pronunciation hove translation english dictionary definition of hove. Vb chiefly nautical a past tense and past participle.

Verb used with object heaved or especially nautical hove.