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Definition von the heave-ho im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- heave-ho
- 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?.
- heave-ho
- to pull forcefully
They were heave-ho-ing, stopping and unstopping, pawling, catting, and fishing, for three hours;.
- heave-ho
- 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.
- heave-ho
- A cry of heave-ho
- heave-ho
- (Slang) dismissal from a job
- heave-ho
- pull! (interjection made when pulling on a rope)