hove
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/həʊv/
English
Definitions
verb
- To remain suspended in air, water etc.; to float, to hover.
- To wait, linger.
- To move on or by.
- To remain; delay.
verb
- To raise; lift; hold up.
- To rise.
verb
- To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).“We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing.”
- To throw, cast.“The cap'n hove the body overboard.”
- To rise and fall.“Her chest heaved with emotion.”
- To utter with effort.“She heaved a sigh and stared out of the window.”