'Hove' definitions:
Definition of 'Hove'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- One heaved ahigh, to be hurled down below. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Here a little child I stand, Heaving up my either hand. --Herrick. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or colloquial, except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the lead; to heave the log. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To raise or force from the breast; to utter with effort; as, to heave a sigh. [1913 Webster]
- The wretched animal heaved forth such groans. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom. [1913 Webster]
- The glittering, finny swarms That heave our friths, and crowd upon our shores. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hove'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- One heaved ahigh, to be hurled down below. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Here a little child I stand, Heaving up my either hand. --Herrick. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or colloquial, except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the lead; to heave the log. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To raise or force from the breast; to utter with effort; as, to heave a sigh. [1913 Webster]
- The wretched animal heaved forth such groans. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom. [1913 Webster]
- The glittering, finny swarms That heave our friths, and crowd upon our shores. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hove'
From: GCIDE
- Hove \Hove\, imp. & p. p. of Heave. [1913 Webster]
- Hove short, Hove to. See To heave a cable short, {To heave a ship to}, etc., under Heave. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hove'
From: GCIDE
- Hove \Hove\, v. i. & t. To rise; to swell; to heave; to cause to swell. [Obs. or Scot.] --Holland. Burns. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hove'
From: GCIDE
- Hove \Hove\, v. i. [OE. hoven. See Hover.] To hover around; to loiter; to lurk. [Obs.] --Gower. [1913 Webster]