heave-ho
/ˌhiv ˈhoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
An exclamation used when pulling, especially by sailors while pulling on a rope.
noun
A cry of heave-ho.
Example Sentences
- "Heave ho! up they hoisted their prize, dripping with moisture, and festooned with verdant water-moss."
- "Over the water came the clank and rattle of chains and the "Heave-ho!" of the sailors getting ready for departure."
- "The slow, rhythmic movement of the gang to the steady “Heave ho” began again."
- "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."
- ""My sister, may she rest in peace, might have had a much better life if she had given her husband, Ernie, the heave-ho before she married him," Florence said."
- "Why would you think I'm still seeing Colin Murphy? I gave him the heave-ho, remember?"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌhiv ˈhoʊ/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Phrases
yo-heave-ho
to give someone the heave-ho