ho
Used to attract attention to something sighted, usually by lookoutsUsed to attract attention to something sighted, usually by lookouts.
» Tom has just been given the heave-ho.
Tom wurde gerade der Laufpass gegeben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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3 sensesUsed to attract attention to something sighted, usually by lookouts.
Sail ho!
Land ho!
эйej
гейhej
Halloo; hey; a call to excite attention, or to give notice of approach.
гейgej, эгейegej, гойgoj
гей!hej!, аго́в!ahóv!
(rare)Said accompanying a vigorous attack.
Examples
16 sentencesTom has just been given the heave-ho.
deTom wurde gerade der Laufpass gegeben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I carried the heavy bags back from the store chanting yo-hee-ho all the way home.
Seventeen men on the dead man's chest, yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
ruСемнадцать человек на сундук мертвеца, Йо-хо-хо, и бутылка рому! — Balamax
Aného is a city in Togo.
I consider Ho Chi Minh as a hero.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English ho, hoo (interjection), from Old English hō, probably from Old Norse hFrom Middle English ho, hoo (interjection), from Old English hō, probably from Old Norse hó! (interjection, also, a shepherd's call). Compare Dutch ho, German ho, Old French ho! (“hold!, halt!”).
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