heck (1)
21heck — heck1 [hek] interjection informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: hell] 1.) used to show that you are annoyed or to emphasize what you are saying ▪ Oh heck! I ve lost my keys! ▪ Do you believe him? Heck, no. 2.) did he heck/will it heck etc BrE used to …
22heck — [[t]he̱k[/t]] 1) EXCLAM (feelings) People sometimes say heck! when they are slightly irritated or surprised. [INFORMAL] Heck, if you don t like it, don t vote for him... Oh, heck. What can I write about? 2) PHRASE: PHR n (emphasis) People use a… …
23heck — noun /hɛk/ (say hek) 1. (a euphemism for hell.) –interjection /hɛk/ (say hek) 2. (a euphemism for hell): Heck, mate! –phrase 3. a heck (or hell) of a ..., a huge ...: a heck of a responsibility. 4. a …
24heck — interjection informal 1 used to show that you are annoyed or to emphasize something you are saying: Oh heck! I ve lost my keys! | a heck of a lot: a heck of a lot of money | where/how/who etc the heck: Where the heck are we? 2 what the heck!… …
25heck — heck1 /hek/, interj. 1. (used as a mild expression of annoyance, rejection, disgust, etc.): What the heck do you care? n. 2. something remarkable of its kind (usually used in the phrase heck of a): That was a heck of an impressive speech. Have… …
26Heck — Recorded as Heck, Hecks, Heak, Heake, Heaker, Heeker, and Heakins, this interesting surname is English. It is locational from a place called Heck near Selby, in the former West Riding of Yorkshire, or possibly Heckmondwike in the same county.… …
27Heck — 1. Wohnstättenname zu mhd. heck(e), hegge, mnd. heck »Hecke«: »wohnhaft an/bei einer Hecke«. 2. Herkunftsname zu den Ortsnamen Heck (Bayern, Rheinland Pfalz, Österreich), Höck (Bayern, Österreich). Bekannter Namensträger: Dieter Thomas Heck,… …
28heck — I Australian Slang n., (interjection) euphemism for the word hell : What the heck! ; Get the heck out of here II Mawdesley Glossary 1. word of exclamation. Wod the heck By the heck. 2. the barrier below the hinged doors of a barn. III Cleveland… …
29heck — UK [hek] / US interjection informal used for showing that you are annoyed or surprised • a/one heck of a spoken used for emphasizing what you are saying It was a heck of a decision to have to make. how/what/who etc the heck spoken used for… …
30heck — exclamation expressing surprise, frustration, or dismay. ↘(the heck or a heck of a ) used for emphasis: a heck of a lot of money. Origin C19 (orig. north. Engl. dialect): euphemistic alt. of hell …
