heave

  • 51heave-ho — n a rejection or dismissal. A worldwide English expression, typically referring to being jilted by a lover or being fired from one s job. It originates in the shouts of exhortation made by men engaging in physical exertion. It was a sailors call… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 52heave-o — n a rejection or dismissal. A worldwide English expression, typically referring to being jilted by a lover or being fired from one s job. It originates in the shouts of exhortation made by men engaging in physical exertion. It was a sailors call… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 53heave to — PHRASAL VERB When a boat or ship heaves to, it stops moving. [TECHNICAL] [V P] Captain Cornish repeated his order to heave to …

    English dictionary

  • 54heave to — Nautical come to a stop, especially by turning across the wind leaving the headsail backed. → heave …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 55heave-ho — exclamation a cry emitted with an action that requires physical effort. noun (the heave ho) informal dismissal …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 56heave-ho — interjection 1 old fashioned used as an encouragement to a person or group of people who are pulling something, especially on ships 2 give someone the (old) heave ho informal to end a relationship with someone, or to make someone leave their job… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 57heave-ho — UK / US noun give someone the heave ho …

    English dictionary

  • 58heave ho! — idi navig. heave ho! (an exclamation used by sailors, as when heaving the anchor up.) …

    From formal English to slang

  • 59heave —   Ho olei, pākī, oaikū;    ♦ heave shoulders, oikū. See throw …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 60heave — filtracinis išspaudimas statusas Aprobuotas sritis statyba apibrėžtis Grunto filtracinės deformacijos rūšis: tam tikro grunto tūrio išspaudimas iš grunto masyvo į išorę geofiltracijos tėkmės kryptimi, kai tame tūryje yra susidaręs didesnis už… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)