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Definition of give the heave-ho

give the heave-ho

verb - transitive

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Other terms relating to 'give':

Definitions include: meaning caring about everything.
Definitions include: acronym for "don't give a fuck."
Definitions include: acronym for "do I look like I give a shit."
Definitions include: to give up or to show weakness.
Definitions include: to care.
Definitions include: to give bad advice.
Definitions include: to care.
Definitions include: to care.
Definitions include: "give a fuck".
Definitions include: to care.
Definitions include: to care.
Definitions include: to care.
Definitions include: to applaud.
Definitions include: to beat up.
Definitions include: to care a tiny amount, always used in the negative

Other terms relating to 'heave':

Definitions include: to attempt to vomit, but to expel no liquid.
Definitions include: to get rid of someone or something.
Definitions include: to be too full; filled to overflowing.

Other terms relating to 'ho':

Definitions include: a female who does sexual favors as payment instead of cash to obtain drugs or get a bag/sack of her own.
Definitions include: a ghetto ho, i.e. a low-class promiscuous female.
Definitions include: to get rid of someone or something.
Definitions include: enthusiastic.
Definitions include: a prostitute.
Definitions include: Ho Bagel: a girl or woman who goes around and sleeps with other guy.
Definitions include: A term for a female meaning slutty or whorish.
Definitions include: an undesirable person, asshole, jerk, obnoxious person, liar etc.
Definitions include: a surfer wannabe.
Definitions include: a party or event where lots of girls considered to be whores will be, most likely behaving in a slutty manner.
Definitions include: floozy, a prostitute, or someone who dresses or acts like a floozy, can be used teasingly.
Definitions include: boring.
Definitions include: rotund women that insist on wearing tight crop tops and low riders.
Definitions include: insult to a group, usually females.
Definitions include: a person who dates only date professional athletes.

Other terms relating to 'the':

Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
Definitions include: interrogation.
Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
Definitions include: information.
Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Definitions include: a good estimate.
Definitions include: a secret advantage.
Definitions include: inclusive.
Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.

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