heave aback
1heave — heaver, n. heaveless, adj. /heev/, v., heaved or (esp. Naut.) hove; heaving; n. v.t. 1. to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax. 2. to throw, esp. to lift and throw with effort, force, or violence: to heave an anchor… …
2heave to — ˈ ̷ ̷ˈtü transitive verb : to bring (a ship) by the wind with after sheets in and headsails aback so as to make no headway but to lie motionless except for drift intransitive verb : to heave a ship to decided to heave to until daylight before… …
3heave to — phrasal to halt the headway of a ship (as by positioning a sailboat with the jib aback and the rudder turned sharply to windward) …
4Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …
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6Phan Boi Chau — Infobox revolution biography name=Phan Bội Châu dateofbirth=December 26, 1867 placeofbirth=Sa Nam, Nghe An, Vietnam dateofdeath=October 29, 1940 placeofdeath= alma mater= caption= alternate name= movement=Ðông Du Movement organizations=Duy Tân… …
7put out — Synonyms and related words: abash, abashed, abroad, addle, addle the wits, adrift, afflicted, aggravate, aggravated, agitated, ail, air, annoy, annoyed, appall, astound, astray, at sea, ball up, balled up, be the matter, becloud, bedazzle,… …
8shake — Synonyms and related words: Bebung, abandon, abate, accost, address, affright, age, agitate, agitating, agitation, alarm, alcoholic drink, all overs, anthem, aphonia, appall, artificial voice, assault, attenuate, avoid, awe, ballad, be cold, beam …
9snap — Synonyms and related words: Photostat, Telephoto, Wirephoto, X ray, Xerox, a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, abrupt, ad lib, adaptability, aerial photograph, aggressiveness, alertness, animation, articulate, attack, automatic,… …
10rear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. See rear. v. erect, construct, establish; raise, elevate; foster, nurture, bring up; breed. See domestication, teaching. II Back part Nouns 1. rear, back, posteriority; rear guard; background,… …
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