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| hell [ hel ] |
noun (plural hells) |
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1. place of punishment after death: according to many religions, the place where the souls of people who are damned suffer eternal punishment after death
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2. devilish power: according to some religions, Satan or the powers of evil that live in hell
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3. underworld: according to some religions, the place where the spirits of all people go after death
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4. suffering: a state or place of extreme pain or misery, or something or somebody that causes extreme pain or misery
  I tell you, migraine is just hell.
Finals are absolute hell.
She went through hell until she heard they were safe.
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interjection |
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expressing annoyance: used to express annoyance or surprise or for emphasis
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sometimes considered offensive
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Hell! I've lost the key.
Oh, hell. The store is closed.
Hell, no. I don't want that.
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intransitive verb (past and past participle helled, present participle hell·ing, 3rd person present singular hells) |
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behave wildly: to live or behave recklessly or riotously
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slang
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sailors helling around port while on leave
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| [ Old English hel(l)< Indo-European, "conceal"] |
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a or one hell of a used as an intensifier (informal)
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come hell or high water whatever difficulties there may be
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from hell of the worst sort imaginable (informal)
The bus ride in the blizzard was a trip from hell.
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give somebody hell
1. to scold somebody severely
2. to cause somebody trouble or pain
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go to hell in a handbasket to deteriorate quickly and utterly (informal)
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hell to pay serious trouble or punishment that is sure to result from something (informal)
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(just) for the hell of it just for the sake of doing it and without any specific reason (informal)
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like hell
1. very fast or very intensely
2. used to emphasize disagreement or denial
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play or raise hell with something to cause harm, disruption, or damage to something (informal)
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raise hell
1. to object to something strongly and loudly
2. to celebrate or party wildly
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the hell
1. used to emphasize annoyance
Get the hell out of here. I'm trying to work.
2. used to emphasize disagreement or denial
Did he offer to help? The hell he did.
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