The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TOSSED , but the solution may also be AXED which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Gave the heave-ho crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TOSSED | 33 % | 6 |
| AXED | 33 % | 4 |
| OUSTED | 33 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Gave the heave-ho
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- boot
- fire
- sack
- toss
- axe
- can
- eject
- ejects
- expel
- jilt
- oust
- ouster
Crossword Answer definitions
TOSSED verb- To throw with an initial upward direction.
- To lift with a sudden or violent motion.
- To agitate; to make restless.
- To subject to trials; to harass.
- To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.
- To discard: to toss out
- To stir or mix (a salad).
- (British slang) To masturbate
- To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime.
- To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.
- To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas.
- To keep in play; to tumble over.
- To peak (the oars), to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.
- (British slang) To drink in large draughts; to gulp.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TOSSED
- Chucked
- Threw
- Flipped a coin
- Like some salads
- Kind of salad
- Deep-sixed
- Mixed, as a salad
- Thrown out
- Threw in the trash
- Like many salads