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| 1. | The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave; - called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades. | ||||
| 2. | The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death; the abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental torment; anguish. | ||||
| 3. | A place where outcast persons or things are gathered
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| v. t. | 1. | To overwhelm. | |||
| Noun | 1. | hell - any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"; |
| 2. | hell - a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes" Synonyms: blaze | |
| 3. | Hell - (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"Antonyms: Heaven - the abode of God and the angels | |
| 4. | Hell - (religion) the world of the dead; "he didn't want to go to hell when he died" | |
| 5. | hell - violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin" Synonyms: sin | |
| 6. | hell - noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes" Synonyms: blaze |
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