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heck
(hĕk)interj.
Used as a mild oath.
n. Slang
1. An outstanding or noteworthy example: She has a heck of a lot of money.
2. Used as an intensive: What the heck is going on?
[Alteration of hell.]
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heck
(hɛk)interj
a mild exclamation of surprise, irritation, etc
[C19: euphemistic for hell]
heck
(hɛk)n
(Angling) dialect Northern English a frame for obstructing the passage of fish in a river
[C14: variant of hatch2]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
heck
(hɛk)n., interj.
(used as a mild expression of annoyance, rejection, disgust, etc., or as an intensive): What the heck do you care? a heck of a good speech.
[1850–55; euphemistic alter. of hell]
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Translations
سَيِّء: كلمة للتَّعبير عن الإنزِعاج
zatraceně
fandeni alverdenpokkers
hitto
fene
sasodits
do frasado pekla
Allah kahretsinlânet olsun
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
heck
[ˈhɛk] excl
oh heck! → oh zut!
oh heck! → oh zut!
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
heck
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
heck
(hek) interjection (informal) used to express mild annoyance or to emphasize something. Where the heck is she?; It was a heck of a good game.
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