Heck

[heck]

A bend or winding of a stream.

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The bolt or latch of a door.

Noun
a euphemism for `hell''; "Oh what the heck"

n.
The bolt or latch of a door.

n.
A rack for cattle to feed at.

n.
A door, especially one partly of latticework; -- called also heck door.

n.
A latticework contrivance for catching fish.

n.
An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine.

n.
A bend or winding of a stream.

Heck

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 ∨ frame, that which carries the heck in warping.

The bolt or latch of a door.

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Usage Examples

I was born in ancient times, at the end of the world, in a patriarchal Catholic and conservative family. No wonder that by age five I was a raging feminist - although the term had not reached Chile yet, so nobody knew what the heck was wrong with me.

OK, so my parents were married in 1955 and my mom knew my dad was gay and my dad knew he was gay and so I was, like, 'Why in the heck did you get married?' Like, what was going on? What was that time? It's like this crazy paradox that my whole life is based on, or my family's based on. So I spent a lot of time trying to understand '55.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

The fear of the never-ending onslaught of gizmos and gadgets is nothing new. The radio, the telephone, Facebook - each of these inventions changed the world. Each of them scared the heck out of an older generation. And each of them was invented by people who were in their 20s.

One of the people that I respect the most now, a person I think has done a heck of a lot for this world as a leader, is Margaret Thatcher. She helped create a world that offers us a lot of excitement as we look to the next century.