heave to
IDIOM
heave to phrasal verb (past tense and past participle hove to /ˌhəʊv ˈtuː $ ˌhoʊv-/)
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English Dictionaryheave to phrasal verb (
past tense and past participle hove to /ˌhəʊv ˈtuː $ ˌhoʊv-/)
technical (
see also heave)
if a ship heaves to, it stops moving
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Idiomsheave to v. To bring a ship to a stop; bring a sailing ship to a standstill by setting the sails in a certain way.
"Heave to!" the captain shouted to his crew. We fired a warning shot across the front of the pirate ship to make her heave to. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲