heave-ho

[heev-hoh]

noun

Informal.

1. an act of rejection, dismissal, or forcible ejection.

   The bartender gave the noisy drunk the old heave-ho.

heave-ho

1. a sailors' cry, as when hoisting anchor

noun

1. informal,  dismissal, as from employment

Word History and Origins

Origin of heave-ho¹

Noun use of phrase heave ho, Middle English havehou, hevelow

Related Words

• break 
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• halt 
• interruption 
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• postponement 
• stoppage 
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