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seven hells out of

seven hells out of adverb: used as an intensifier between a verb and its object: thoroughly, with vigour, to an intense degree.

Adverb

seven hells out of (not comparable)

  1. (sometimes, vulgar) Used as an intensifier between a verb and its object: thoroughly, with vigour, to an intense degree.
    • ‘An’ th’ dumblasted rascal hed to go an’ git gay wi’ June. Dick turned to an’ hammered seven hells out o’ his mug an’ hove him out on deck—’1930, Captain Dingle, “In Conclusion” (chapter 34), in Seaworthy, Cambridge, Mass.: The Riverside Press, page 274

Synonyms of seven hells out of

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Forms of seven hells out of

alternative formthe seven hells out of

Questions about seven hells out of

What does seven hells out of mean?
Seven hells out of means used as an intensifier between a verb and its object: thoroughly, with vigour, to an intense degree.
What part of speech is seven hells out of?
Seven hells out of is an adverb.

Words near seven hells out of in the dictionary

  1. Seven Devils
  2. Seven Dials
  3. seven dirty words
  4. seven eighths
  5. seven figures
  6. seven hells out of
  7. Seven Hills
  8. seven hundred
  9. Seven Islands
  10. Seven Kings
  11. seven last words

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