(US, automotive) Initialism of high-occupancy vehicle. / (US, traffic control) Initialism of high-occupancy vehicle lane. / (nautical) Initialism of human-occupied vehicle.

plural of HOV

(intransitive) To float in the air. / (intransitive) To linger or hang in one place, especially in an uncertain manner. / (intransitive) To waver, or be uncertain.

The act of hovering

A cover; a shelter; a protection.

(obsolete, intransitive) To remain suspended in air, water etc.; to float, to hover. / (obsolete, intransitive) To wait, linger. / (obsolete, intransitive) To move on or by.

(transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To raise; lift; hold up. / (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To rise.

(nautical) simple past tense and past participle of heave / (obsolete or dialectal) simple past tense and past participle of heave

An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather. / A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.

(transitive) To put in a hovel; to shelter.