heave to
heave to {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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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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