HEAVE TO


Meaning of HEAVE TO in English

{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./

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