Heck
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /hɛk/ · Part of speech interjection
Quick meaning: Heck is an interjection meaning (euphemistic) Hell.
Meaning
(euphemistic) Hell.
More Meanings
- to break, to destroy
- to mess up
- The bolt or latch of a door.
- A rack for cattle to feed at.
- A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
- (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.
- (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
- hecc
- hecks
- hecking
- hecked
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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