Heck Definition

hĕk
interjection
Used as a mild oath.
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Webster's New World

(euphemistic) Hell.

What the heck are you doing?
Wiktionary
noun
An outstanding or noteworthy example.
She has a heck of a lot of money.
American Heritage
Used as an intensive.
What the heck is going on?
American Heritage

(euphemistic) Hell.

You can go to heck as far as I'm concerned.
Wiktionary

The bolt or latch of a door.

Wiktionary

A rack for cattle to feed at.

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Other Word Forms of Heck

Noun

Singular:
heck
Plural:
hecks

Origin of Heck

  • See hatch (“a half door”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Alteration of hell

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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