EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR HEAVE-HO
Names like Rummiley come from the old cry of sailors, Rummylow, which they used as sailors use "Heave-ho" now.
The deep-toned chorus of the sailor, the creaking of the capstan, and the clanking of the iron cogs; the “heave-ho!”
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR HEAVE-HO
rid
verbdo away with; freeridding
verbdo away with; freesuspension
noundelay- abeyance
- abeyancy
- adjournment
- break
- breather
- breathing spell
- cessation
- coffee break
- concluding
- conclusion
- cutoff
- deferment
- disbarment
- discontinuation
- discontinuing
- doldrums
- dormancy
- downtime
- end
- ending
- finish
- five
- freeze
- halt
- heave-ho
- intermission
- interruption
- latency
- layoff
- letup
- moratorium
- pause
- period
- postponement
- quiescence
- quiescency
- remission
- respite
- stay
- stoppage
- suspense
- ten
- termination
- time-out
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