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heave-hoing

heave-hoing is the present participle and gerund of heave-ho.

Meaning of heave-ho

Verb

heave-ho (third-person singular simple present heave-hoes, present participle heave-hoing, simple past and past participle heave-hoed)

  1. (informal) To pull forcefully.
    • They were heave-ho-ing, stopping and unstopping, pawling, catting, and fishing, for three hours;1840, Richard Henry Dana, Two Years Before the Mast
    Synonyms:
    yeave-ho

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Questions about heave-hoing

What is heave-hoing the present participle and gerund of?
Heave-hoing is the present participle and gerund of heave-ho.

Words near heave-hoing in the dictionary

  1. heave the log
  2. heave to
  3. heave-ho
  4. heave-hoed
  5. heave-hoes
  6. heave-hoing
  7. heave-hos
  8. heave-o
  9. heave-os
  10. heave-shoulder
  11. heave-shoulders

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