English Explanatory Dictionary

the heck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Used for emphasis after an interrogative word.
  2. Intensifies a phrasal verb; goes between the base verb and its modifier.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-the heck.wav

Word forms

the heck

Synonyms

the dickens

Related words

flipping heck Synonyms of hell
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