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heave to

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heave to [¦hēv ′tü]
(navigation)
To bring a ship into such a position that there is no headway.
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Adornment of all India, heave to, or I'll bang every toe off your forefoot
From Mine Own People by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
It was a little figure leaning against one of the great upright posts upon which the gates swing--a crumpled little figure; and even at this distance I could see its shoulders heave to the sobs that racked it.
The People That Time Forgot by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
I dudna like the look o' ut, an' I was fuggerin' maybe tull heave to tull the marn, when she took ut over abaft the brudge.
The Strength of the Strong by London, Jack View in context
 
 
 
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