ho¹, hoa or hoh /hō/

1. A call to excite attention, to announce destination or direction, to express exultation, surprise, or (esp if repeated) derision or laughter
2. Hullo
3. Hold
4. Stop

1. Cessation
2. Moderation

To stop

ho² /hō/ (US sl)

1. (pl hos or hoes) a prostitute
2. A disrespectful term for any woman

hoe¹ /hō/

A long-handled instrument with a narrow blade used for scraping or digging up weeds and loosening the earth

1. To scrape, remove or clean with a hoe
2. To weed

To use a hoe

hōˈer noun

hoeˈ-cake noun (US)

A thin cake of ground maize (orig baked on a hoe-blade)

hoeˈdown noun (esp US)

1. A country dance, esp a square dance
2. Hillbilly or other music for it
3. A party at which such dances are performed

hoe² /hō/

A promontory or projecting ridge (now only in place names)

• take liberties with
• take measures
• take me with you
• taken
• taken aback
• take no account of
• take no prisoners
• take note
• take notice
• taken short
• take occasion
• take odds
• take off
• take-off
• take offence
• take off one's hat to
• take-off rocket
• take-off rockets
• take-offs
• take off someone's hands
• take on
• take on board
• take one's breath
• take one's chance
• take one's choice