catch hell

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kach hel]
- /kætʃ hɛl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kach hel]
- /kætʃ hɛl/

Definitions of catch hell words

noun catch hell to receive a severe scolding, punishment, etc. 3
noun catch hell the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus. 1
noun catch hell any place or state of torment or misery: They made their father's life a hell on earth. 1
noun catch hell something that causes torment or misery: Having that cut stitched without anesthesia was hell. 1
noun catch hell the powers of evil. 1
noun catch hell the abode of the dead; Sheol or Hades. 1

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Origin of catch hell

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English, Old English hel(l); cognate with Old High German hell(i)a (German Hölle), Old Norse hel, Gothic halja; akin to Old English helan to cover, hide, and to hull2

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Parts of speech for Catch hell

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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catch hell popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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