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Meaning of HECK

Pronunciation:  hek

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a euphemism for `hell'; "Oh what the heck"
 

HECK is a 4 letter word that starts with H.

 

 See Also: euphemism

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Heck\, n. [See {Hatch} a half door.] [Written also
{hack}.]
1. The bolt or latch of a door. [Prov. Eng.]

2. A rack for cattle to feed at. [Prov. Eng.]

3. A door, especially one partly of latticework; -- called
   also {heck door}. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

4. A latticework contrivance for catching fish.

5. (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.

6. A bend or winding of a stream. [Prov. Eng.]

{Half heck}, the lower half of a door.

{Heck board}, the loose board at the bottom or back of a
   cart.

{Heck} {box or frame}, that which carries the heck in
   warping.

 

 

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