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hecks

hecks is the plural of heck.

hecks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of heck.

Meaning of heck

Noun (1)

heck (uncountable)

  1. (euphemistic) Hell.
    • You can go to heck as far as I'm concerned.
    Synonyms:
    under hell

Noun (2)

heck (plural hecks)

  1. (informal) The bolt or latch of a door.
  2. (informal) A rack for cattle to feed at.
  3. (informal, obsolete) A door, especially one partly of latticework.
  4. (informal) A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
  5. (informal) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a warping machine.
    Synonyms:
    heck-box

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Phrases with hecks

Questions about hecks

What is hecks the plural of?
Hecks is the plural of heck.

Words near hecks in the dictionary

  1. Heckmann
  2. Heckmanns
  3. Heckmans
  4. Heckmondwike
  5. heckova
  6. hecks
  7. hecks no
  8. Heckstall
  9. Heckstalls
  10. heckuva
  11. Hecla

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