Heck

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hÉ›k/
• Rhymes: -É›k

Full definition of heck

Interjection

1. (euphemistic) Hell.What the heck are you doing?

Noun

1. (euphemistic) Hell.You can go to heck as far as I'm concerned.

Synonyms

• See under hell.

Derived terms

• oh my heck

See hatch ("a half door").

Alternative forms

• hack

Noun

1. The bolt or latch of a door.
2. A rack for cattle to feed at.
3. A door, especially one partly of latticework.
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.