English
Alternative spellings
heave ho
Pronunciation
(Canada) IPA|/�hi�v�ho�/
Interjection
heave-ho
- exclamation used when pulling, especially by sailors while pulling on a rope
#*1837: Nathaniel Hawthorne, "A Bell's Biography", The Snow Image and Other Twice Told Tales
#*:Heave ho! up they hoisted their prize, dripping with moisture, and festooned with verdant water-moss.
Related terms
yo-heave-ho
Noun
en-noun|plural: heave-hoes or heave-hos
- informal a rejection, a forced removal (often in the phrase give/get the (old) heave-ho)
#*2002: Days of our Lives (TV, August 8)
#*:Why would you think I'm still seeing Colin Murphy? I gave him the heave-ho, remember?
Verb
en-verb|heave-hoes|heave-hoing|heave-hoed
- informal to pull forcefully
#*1840: Richard Henry Dana, Two Years Before the Mast
#*:They were heave-ho-ing, stopping and unstopping, pawling, catting, and fishing, for three hours;
Derived terms
give somebody the heave-ho|to give someone the (old) heave-ho
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