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give a hell

give a hell verb: to give a damn.

Verb

give a hell (third-person singular simple present give a hells, present participle give a helling, simple past and past participle give a helled)

  1. (uncommon) To give a damn.
    • The parents who don't care and let the poor darlings get drunk — then they don't give a hell!1965 January 9, Lou Sullivan, Diary

Forms of give a hell

third-person singular presentgive a hells
present participlegive a helling
past participlegive a helled
pastgive a helled

Questions about give a hell

What does give a hell mean?
Give a hell means to give a damn.
What part of speech is give a hell?
Give a hell is a verb.
What is the past tense of give a hell?
The past tense of give a hell is give a helled.

Words near give a hell in the dictionary

  1. give a good account of oneself
  2. give a good damn
  3. give a good goddamn
  4. give a gun
  5. give a hang
  6. give a hell
  7. give a hoot
  8. give a hundred percent
  9. give a jackstraw
  10. give a knee
  11. give a light

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