heave-ho

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English - Turkish
den. Yisa!/Vira salpa!
English - English
a rejection, a forced removal (often in the phrase give/get the (old) heave-ho)

Why would you think I'm still seeing Colin Murphy? I gave him the heave-ho, remember?.

to pull forcefully

They were heave-ho-ing, stopping and unstopping, pawling, catting, and fishing, for three hours;.

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.

A cry of heave-ho
(Slang) dismissal from a job
pull! (interjection made when pulling on a rope)
Used as a command to sailors to pull hard on a rope or cable
heave-ho

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'hEv-'hO ] (noun.) 1947. from heave ho!, interjection used when heaving on a rope.
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