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- [hek]
- /hɛk/
- /hek/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hek]
- /hɛk/
Definitions of heck word
- noun heck a comblike attachment on a loom, for guiding the warp threads as they are dressed for the warp beam. 1
- noun heck a device that guides yarn onto the bobbin of a spinning wheel. 1
- noun heck a gridlike arrangement of glass or metal rods below the hooks on a Jacquard loom, used for lifting all harness eyes equally or evenly. 1
- idioms heck as heck, (used as a mild intensifier): I say he's guilty as heck. 1
- noun heck Expressing surprise, frustration, or dismay. 1
- interjection heck in annoyance 1
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Origin of heck
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; euphemistic alteration of hell
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Heck
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
heck popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".
heck usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with heck
- what the heck?
- who plays sue heck?
- what the heck come after 6?
- what does heck mean?
- what the heck is a salad?
- what to heck?
- who is heck tate?
- what the heck are you doing?
- what the heck meaning?
- what are the main points in heck tate's evidence?
- what the heck is this?
- what did mr heck tates mob want?
- what did mr. heck tate's mob want?
- how old is sue heck?
- who plays axl heck?