Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [heev hoh]
- /hiv hoʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [heev hoh]
- /hiv hoʊ/
Definitions of heave-ho word
- noun heave-ho an act of rejection, dismissal, or forcible ejection: The bartender gave the noisy drunk the old heave-ho. 1
- sentence substitute heave-ho a sailors' cry, as when hoisting anchor 0
- noun heave-ho dismissal, as from employment 0
- noun heave-ho an exclamation used by sailors, as when heaving in the anchor 0
- noun heave-ho dismissal, as from a position 0
- noun heave-ho A cry of heave-ho. 0
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Parts of speech for Heave-ho
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
heave-ho popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for heave-ho
verb heave-ho
- oust — to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
- dismiss — to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
- remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
- dislodge — to remove or force out of a particular place: to dislodge a stone with one's foot.
- dispossess — to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
noun heave-ho
- interruption — an act or instance of interrupting.
- layoff — the act of dismissing employees, especially temporarily.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- stoppage — an act or instance of stopping; cessation of activity: the stoppage of all work at the factory.
- period — a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social unrest in Germany.
Antonyms for heave-ho
verb heave-ho
- welcome — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
- include — to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.
- lease — a system for keeping the warp in position and under control by alternately crossing the warp yarn over and under the lease rods.
- rent — an opening made by rending or tearing; slit; fissure.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
noun heave-ho
- continuation — The continuation of something is the fact that it continues, rather than stopping.
- commencement — The commencement of something is its beginning.
- introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
- continuance — The continuance of something is its continuation.
- completion — the act of completing, or finishing
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