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hove

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/həʊv/ English

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verb

  1. To remain suspended in air, water etc.; to float, to hover.
  2. To wait, linger.
  3. To move on or by.
  4. To remain; delay.

verb

  1. To raise; lift; hold up.
  2. To rise.

verb

  1. 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.”
  2. To throw, cast.“The cap'n hove the body overboard.”
  3. To rise and fall.“Her chest heaved with emotion.”
  4. To utter with effort.“She heaved a sigh and stared out of the window.”

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