Definitions For Heck

Etymology 1

Alteration of hell, possibly under influence of fuck.

Interjection

{{en-interj}} (euphemistic) hell, hell. : What the heck are you doing?

Translations

Bulgarian: по дяволите! Finnish: hitto Maori: ata, taukahore Norwegian: helsike Portuguese: diacho Spanish: caray Swedish: Hälsingland

Noun

HECK (uncountable) (euphemistic) hell, hell. : You can go to heck as far as I'm concerned.

Synonyms

See under hell.

Derived terms

oh my heck

Translations

Finnish: hitto

Etymology 2

See hatch, , a half door.

Alternative forms

hack

Noun

HECK (plural HECKs) The bolt or latch of a door. A rack for cattle to feed at. A door, especially one partly of latticework. : (Halliwell) A latticework contrivance for catching fish. (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. A bend or winding of a stream.