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the heck out of

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

Adverb

the heck out of (not comparable)

  1. (informal, minced oath) Used as an intensifier between a verb and its object: thoroughly, with vigour, to an intense degree.

Synonyms of the heck out of

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Origin of the heck out of

Used in place of the hell out of.

Questions about the heck out of

What does the heck out of mean?
The heck 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 the heck out of?
The heck out of is an adverb.

Words near the heck out of in the dictionary

  1. the heart wants what it wants
  2. the heart wants what the heart wants
  3. the heat is on
  4. the heavens open
  5. the heck
  6. the heck out of
  7. the hell
  8. the hell out of
  9. the hell with it
  10. the hell you say
  11. the helly

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