I. ˈhō interjection
Etymology: Middle English
— used typically to express surprise or delight or indignation or derision or to attract attention and especially postpositively to attract attention to something specified
land ho
— often used postpositively as a rallying cry with a specified direction or destination
westward ho
II. verb imperative
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French ho halt, stop
— a call intended to stop a movement or an action; compare whoa
III. intransitive verb
dialect England : hone III
IV. noun
( plural ho or hos )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a people of the northeastern part of the Indian subcontinent south of the Ganges plain
b. : a member of such people
2. : the Munda language of the Ho people
V. abbreviation
house