Heave Ho Definition

hēvhō
interjection
Used as a command to sailors to pull hard on a rope or cable.
American Heritage
noun
Dismissal, as from a position.
Webster's New World
A cry of heave-ho.
He gives the wrestler the old heave-ho, but he's got not enough heave and too much ho!
Wiktionary

(informal) A rejection, a forced removal (often in the phrase give/get the (old) heave-ho)

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verb

(informal) To pull forcefully.

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Heave Ho Sentence Examples

  • Well, he couldn't help it, having been a government minister until he got the heave-ho after the election.

  • A few weeks ago I decided I was ok enough to give the tablets a big heave ho.

  • Mario Kart's infamous elastic band AI has also been given the heave-ho.

  • Read our handy guide to giving him the old heave-ho!

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Words Starting With

HHEHEA

Words Ending With

OHO

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