hell

hell

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/hɛl/]

Senses

1. hell (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A place or situation of great suffering in life.

Example: My new boss is making my job a hell.

2. hell (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A place for gambling.

Example: Here’s five-and-twenty for you. Don’t be losing it at the hells now.

3. hell (noun) — sense 3

Definition: An extremely hot place.

Example: You don’t have a snowball's chance in hell.

4. hell (intj) — sense 4

Definition: Used to express discontent, unhappiness, or anger.

Example: Oh, hell! I got another parking ticket.

5. hell (intj) — sense 5

Definition: Used to emphasize.

Example: Hell yeah!

6. hell (intj) — sense 6

Definition: Used to introduce an intensified statement following an understated one; nay; not only that, but.

Example: Do it, or, rest assured, there will be no more Middle Eastern crisis – hell, there will be no more Middle East!

7. hell (adv) — sense 7

Definition: Very; used to emphasize strongly.

Example: That was hell good!

8. hell (verb) — sense 8

Definition: To make hellish; to place (someone) in hell; to make (a place) into a hell.

9. hell (verb) — sense 9

Definition: To hurry, rush.

Example: I had already lost thirteen points, all because she had to come helling in there at twelve, worrying me about that letter.

10. hell (verb) — sense 10

Definition: To move quickly and loudly; to raise hell as part of motion.

Example: He was helling down the road with his radio blaring.

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