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Pull a string to get into "2" (5)

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heave

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(Other definitions for heave that I've seen before include "Produce (a sigh); lift" , "Tug-of-war shout" , "Be sick; rise and fall" , "Produce (a sigh); haul" , "Throw with force - retch" .)

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