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Noun: heave-ho  'heev,how
Usage: informal
  1. The termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
    "The incompetent worker was given the heave-ho";
    - dismissal, dismission [rare], discharge, firing, release, sack, sacking, severance, the axe [informal], the boot [informal], the chop [Brit, informal], chuck [Brit, informal], termination [N. Amer]
Interjection: heave-ho  'heev,how
  1. Said when exerting effort to lift or pull

Derived forms: heave-hos

Type of: conclusion, ending, termination