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Meaning of "yo-heave-ho" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF YO-HEAVE-HO

yo-heave-ho  [ˌjəʊhiːvˈhəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YO-HEAVE-HO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Yo-Heave-Ho is an exclamation.
Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES YO-HEAVE-HO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of yo-heave-ho in the English dictionary

The definition of yo-heave-ho in the dictionary is a cry formerly used by sailors while pulling or lifting together in rhythm.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH YO-HEAVE-HO


Arapaho
əˈræpəˌhəʊ
azulejo
ˌæθuːˈleɪhəʊ
backhoe
ˈbækˌhəʊ
boho
ˈbəʊhəʊ
coho
ˈkəʊhəʊ
heigh-ho
ˈheɪˈhəʊ
hey-ho
ˈheɪˈhəʊ
ho
həʊ
ho-ho
ˈhəʊˈhəʊ
hoe
həʊ
Idaho
ˈaɪdəˌhəʊ
Moho
ˈməʊhəʊ
Navajo
ˈnævəˌhəʊ
oho
əʊˈhəʊ
soho
səʊˈhəʊ
Tahoe
ˈtɑːhəʊ
tally-ho
ˌtælɪˈhəʊ
toho
təʊˈhəʊ
tuckahoe
ˈtʌkəˌhəʊ
what-ho
ˌwɒtˈhəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YO-HEAVE-HO

yo
yo-ho-ho
yo-yo
yo-yo dieting
yob
yobbery
yobbish
yobbishly
yobbism
yobbo
Yobe
yock
yoctosecond
yod
yodel
yodeler
yodelled
yodeller
yodelling
yodh

WORDS THAT END LIKE YO-HEAVE-HO

ancho
billy-ho
echo
heave-ho
Jericho
Lesotho
macho
Minho
mucho
nacho
nympho
pho
poncho
psycho
rancho
right-ho
skanky-ho
who
yo-ho-ho
you-know-who

Synonyms and antonyms of yo-heave-ho in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «yo-heave-ho» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YO-HEAVE-HO

Find out the translation of yo-heave-ho to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of yo-heave-ho from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «yo-heave-ho» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

溜溜举镐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

yo- tirón -ho
570 millions of speakers

English

yo-heave-ho
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यो उसांस हो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يو يتنفس حو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

йо- ворот поворот
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

yo- heave -ho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইয়ো-উপহার হো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

yo- ho - soulèvement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yo-heave-ho
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hau Ruck
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヨーヨーわっしょい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

요 - 영차 -
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Yo-heave-ho
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

yo- dơ lên ​​-ho
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

யோ-இடப்பெயர்ச்சி-ஹோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

यो-हेवे-हो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

heyamola
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

yo - benservito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

yo -ho - falowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

йо- воріт поворот
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

yo - alunecare de teren - ho
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

yo - σηκώνω - ho
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

yo - afgee -ho
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

yo - heave -ho
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

yo - heave -ho
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of yo-heave-ho

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YO-HEAVE-HO»

The term «yo-heave-ho» is used very little and occupies the 187.112 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YO-HEAVE-HO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «yo-heave-ho» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «yo-heave-ho» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about yo-heave-ho

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YO-HEAVE-HO»

Discover the use of yo-heave-ho in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to yo-heave-ho and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Our Navy, the Standard Publication of the U.S. Navy
0, this is a tale of a sea grenade, Yo heave ho, The sudden dive that a subbo made, Yo heave ho. Of a big dam buoy to mark the spot, A coil of hempen line and what Was used for a sinker—which we hadn't got. Yo heave he, and bust her .
‎1917
2
Punch
AN artful ship is the Ajax bold, With a yo-heave-ho ! She 's found uncommonly hard to hold, "With a yo-heave-ho ! She waltzes about in all the seas, And she rolls although there isn't a breeze, A sort of naval " Go-as-you-please," With a ...
Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, 1885
3
The New Time
a It was a lovely summer' day, In sev'nteen sixty-two, (With a yo-heave-ho, my hearty!) That twenty sail from New York bay, Swam out into the blue, All full of Yankee soldiers gay And Yankee sailors, too, (Who had joined them for the party With ...
‎1898
4
London Charivari
She 's found uncommonly hard to hold, With a yo-heave-ho ! She waltzes about in all the seas, And she rolls although there isn't a breeze, A sort of naval " Go-as- you-please," With a yo-heave-ho ! No waves are present to overwhelm, With a ...
Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, 1885
5
Scarlet and Blue, Or, Songs for Soldiers and Sailors
_":_'£'” '% 3 _1 f E— —E _ _ __ ._._.L U — “F V lji ' I Yo, heave ho! \Ve'll laugh in Care's face. and sing—- Yo, heave ho! Yo, heave ho! And, in spite of tears and sighs, sung out— Yo, heave ho! aka; !ans; ?;7% I I rrrlri —— y—0--1 - l Fl I1 7 . i.
John Farmer, 1896
6
Over the Rainbow: The Wizard of Oz as a Secular Myth of America
Nevertheless, the "o-ee-o" of this chant corresponds to the "yo-heave-ho" in English translations of the Russian song." Moreover, the "melodic" structure in one is a precise reversal of the other. Also, both songs make use of the open fifth (a ...
Paul Nathanson, 1991
7
The Britannic magazine; or entertaining repository of heroic ...
Then put round the grog, So we've that and our prog, We'll laugh in care's face, and sing Yo heave ho. When from my love to part I first weigh 'd anchor, And me was sniveling feed on the beach below, I'd like to cotch'd my eyes sniveling too, ...
8
Songs of the Sea: And, Lays of the Land
When you hear the wind a-roaring, Yo heave ho ! That is Uncle Sam a-snoring : Yo heave ho ! When you see the lightning spooning, Yo heave ho ! Then old Uncle Sam's harpooning : Yo heave ho ! When you hear the wind a-barking, Yo ...
Charles Godfrey Leland, 1895
9
Kokonut Island
PIRATES/WENCHES: (Sing.) Or suffer the wrath of Captain Kidd! CAPTAIN KIDD: (Sings.) Yo, heave ho, welcome aboard. Pipe the pipe and drum the drum. Turn ' er about or have us to thank, For the blade at yer back as you walk the plank!
10
One Hundred Songs of England: For High Voice
mM "Yo, heave ho," We'll laugh _ "Yo, heave ho," And in spite of- in care's face and sing- out tears and sighs sung out "Yo, heave ho'.' "Yo, heave ho'.' ft it cresc. =t=t- d d d d '-•ltd #=2 sfmarcato 3 But the. worst on't was that time when the little ...
Sir Granville Bantock, 1914

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YO-HEAVE-HO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term yo-heave-ho is used in the context of the following news items.
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LIVE REPORT: Delusion Of The Fury
... but to acting out the scenarios with pantomimic glee by way of an eye-popping display of quirky choreography, massed Yo-heave-ho/Follow The Yellow Brick ... «The Quietus, Sep 14»
2
Говорящий человек
"Yo-heave-ho"-теория. Язык восходит к ритмическому пению, производимому во время тяжелой работы. 6. "Динг-донг"-теория. Язык возникает тогда ... «Компьютерра-Онлайн, Nov 07»

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