Sekirov Dictionary

heave-ho

/ˌhiv ˈhoʊ/

noun 2
exclamation 1
verb 1
forms 4

noun2

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A cry of heave-ho.
- Over the water came the clank and rattle of chains and the "Heave-ho!" of the sailors getting ready for departure. — 1878
•
(informal) An ejection; a forced removal; a dismissal (as from a job or relationship).
- When I was a kid—well, more of a kid than I am now—I used to believe he really was a bishop—unfrocked, of course, or ungaitered, or whatever they call it when they give a bishop the heave-ho. — 1961

exclamation1

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An exclamation used when pulling, especially by sailors while pulling on a rope.
- Heave ho! up they hoisted their prize, dripping with moisture, and festooned with verdant water-moss. — 1837

verb1

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(informal) To pull forcefully.
- They were heave-ho-ing, stopping and unstopping, pawling, catting, and fishing, for three hours — 1840

forms

heave-hoed · heave-hoing · heave-hoes · heave-hos

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