Hove
[həʊv]
Definition
(-) of Heave
(-) of Heave
(-) imp. & p. p. of Heave.
(v. i. & t.) To rise; to swell; to heave; to cause to swell.
(v. i.) To hover around; to loiter; to lurk.
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Definition
v.i. (Spens.) to hover to loiter.
v.t. (Scot.) to heave to raise.
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Examples
- Mr Meagles, hove down by his good company while he highly appreciated it, was not himself. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I says to myself,' he went on, 'directly you hove in view, yonder's Gaffer, and in luck again, by George if he ain't! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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