hove / heaved

The two past forms of heave.

Heaved is the usual past tense and past participle: He heaved the crate. Hove is the nautical past: The ship hove into view. Hove to is the set phrase for bringing a ship to a stop. Prefer heaved on land.

Examples

UseShe heaved the bag.

UseThe ship hove into view.

AvoidShe hove the bag.