heave

  • 11heave-ho — noun give someone the heave ho INFORMAL 1. ) to end a relationship with someone 2. ) to tell someone they have to leave their job …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 12heave-ho — heave′ ho′ n. pl. hos. Informal. an act of rejection, dismissal, or forcible ejection: The bartender gave him the old heave ho[/ex] • Etymology: 1940–45 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 13heave — [v1] lift, throw with effort boost, cast, chuck, drag, elevate, fling, haul, heft, hoist, hurl, launch, pitch, pull, raise, send, sling, toss, tug; concepts 196,222 heave [v2] discharge with force; expel from digestive system by mouth billow,… …

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  • 14heave-ho — ► EXCLAMATION ▪ a cry emitted with an action that requires physical effort. ► NOUN (the heave ho) informal ▪ dismissal …

    English terms dictionary

  • 15heave ho! — An orig sailors call to exertion, as in heaving the anchor • • • Main Entry: ↑heave …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 16heave — index impel, launch (project), precipitate (throw down violently) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 17heave up — index elevate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 18heave — hēv vb, heaved; heav·ing vt VOMIT <got carsick and heaved his lunch> vi to undergo retching or vomiting …

    Medical dictionary

  • 19heave — vb raise, *lift, hoist, elevate, boost, rear …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 20heave — The past tense and past participle is heaved in its ordinary meanings ‘to lift, haul, throw, etc.’ and ‘to utter (a sigh)’, and hove (1) when the meaning is ‘come into view’ • (She hove around the Minister s flank with the effect of an apparition …

    Modern English usage