ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Heck

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /hɛk/ · Part of speech interjection

Quick meaning: Heck is an interjection meaning (euphemistic) Hell.

Meaning

(euphemistic) Hell.

More Meanings

  1. to break, to destroy
  2. to mess up
  3. The bolt or latch of a door.
  4. A rack for cattle to feed at.
  5. A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
  6. (weaving) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine.
  7. (obsolete) A door, especially one partly of latticework.

Example Sentences

You can go to heck as far as I'm concerned.
Heck, what did I expect? It's too muddy out to go biking today.
"And the railway industry needs a heck of a lot of people to be up-skilled," notes Darroch.

Word Forms

Synonyms for heck

Depending on context, synonyms include fuck, bork, heck-box.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include devil, hell, thing, whorehouse, brothel, strength.

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