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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Heck \Heck\, n.
     hell; -- a euphemism. Used commonly in the phrase ``What the
     heck''. [Colloq.]
     [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Heck \Heck\, n. [See Hatch a half door.] [Written also
     hack.]
     1. The bolt or latch of a door. [Prov. Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A rack for cattle to feed at. [Prov. Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A door, especially one partly of latticework; -- called
        also heck door. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Weaving) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps
        into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the
        bobbins, in a warping machine.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. A bend or winding of a stream. [Prov. Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Half heck, the lower half of a door.
  
     Heck board, the loose board at the bottom or back of a
        cart.
  
     Heck box or Heck frame, that which carries the heck in
        warping.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Heck \Heck\, n. [See Hatch a half door.] [Written also
     hack.]
     1. The bolt or latch of a door. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     2. A rack for cattle to feed at. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     3. A door, especially one partly of latticework; -- called
        also heck door. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
  
     4. A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
  
     5. (Weaving) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps
        into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the
        bobbins, in a warping machine.
  
     6. A bend or winding of a stream. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     Half heck, the lower half of a door.
  
     Heck board, the loose board at the bottom or back of a
        cart.
  
     Heck box or frame, that which carries the heck in
        warping.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  heck
       n : a euphemism for `hell'; "Oh what the heck"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  heck
     interj.
     (lb en euphemistic) hell.
     n.
     (lb en euphemistic) hell.
     alt.
     1 The bolt or latch of a door.
     2 A rack for cattle to feed at.
     3 (lb en obsolete) A door, especially one partly of latticework.
     4 A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
     5 (lb en weaving) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps
  into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a
  warping machine.
     6 A bend or winding of a stream.
     n.
     1 The bolt or latch of a door.
     2 A rack for cattle to feed at.
     3 (lb en obsolete) A door, especially one partly of latticework.
     4 A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
     5 (lb en weaving) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps
  into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a
  warping machine.
     6 A bend or winding of a stream.
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm hacche)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Heck
     Luxembourgish n.
     bush, hedge
     n.
     A hardy breed of domestic cattle, the result of an attempt to breed
  back the extinct aurochs from modern aurochs-derived cattle in the 1920s
  and 1930s.
     n.
     (surname: en), possibly from German.
     n.
     1 (place en civil parish dist/Selby co/North Yorkshire cc/England),
  with the villages of Great Heck and Little Heck.
     2 (place en hamlet council area/Dumfries and Galloway cc/Scotland)
  (q: OS grid ref NY0980).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  heck
     interj.
     (lb en euphemistic) hell.
     n.
     (lb en euphemistic) hell.
     alt.
     1 The bolt or latch of a door.
     2 A rack for cattle to feed at.
     3 (lb en obsolete) A door, especially one partly of latticework.
     4 A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
     5 (lb en weaving) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps
  into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a
  warping machine.
     6 A bend or winding of a stream.
     n.
     1 The bolt or latch of a door.
     2 A rack for cattle to feed at.
     3 (lb en obsolete) A door, especially one partly of latticework.
     4 A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
     5 (lb en weaving) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps
  into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a
  warping machine.
     6 A bend or winding of a stream.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Heck
     n.
     A hardy breed of domestic cattle, the result of an attempt to breed
  back the extinct aurochs from modern aurochs-derived cattle in the 1920s
  and 1930s.
     n.
     (surname: en), possibly from German.
     n.
     1 (place en civil parish dist/Selby co/North Yorkshire cc/England),
  with the villages of Great Heck and Little Heck.
     2 (place en hamlet council area/Dumfries and Galloway cc/Scotland)
  (q: OS grid ref NY0980).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  heck
     interj.
     (lb en euphemistic) hell.
     n.
     (lb en euphemistic) hell.
     alt.
     1 The bolt or latch of a door.
     2 A rack for cattle to feed at.
     3 (lb en obsolete) A door, especially one partly of latticework.
     4 A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
     5 (lb en weaving) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps
  into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a
  warping machine.
     6 A bend or winding of a stream.
     n.
     1 The bolt or latch of a door.
     2 A rack for cattle to feed at.
     3 (lb en obsolete) A door, especially one partly of latticework.
     4 A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
     5 (lb en weaving) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps
  into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a
  warping machine.
     6 A bend or winding of a stream.
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm hacche)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Heck
     Luxembourgish n.
     bush, hedge
     n.
     A hardy breed of domestic cattle, the result of an attempt to breed
  back the extinct aurochs from modern aurochs-derived cattle in the 1920s
  and 1930s.
     n.
     (surname: en), possibly from German.
     n.
     1 (place en civil parish dist/Selby co/North Yorkshire cc/England),
  with the villages of Great Heck and Little Heck.
     2 (place en hamlet council area/Dumfries and Galloway cc/Scotland)
  (q: OS grid ref NY0980).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  heck
     interj.
     (lb en euphemistic) hell.
     n.
     (lb en euphemistic) hell.
     alt.
     1 The bolt or latch of a door.
     2 A rack for cattle to feed at.
     3 (lb en obsolete) A door, especially one partly of latticework.
     4 A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
     5 (lb en weaving) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps
  into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a
  warping machine.
     6 A bend or winding of a stream.
     n.
     1 The bolt or latch of a door.
     2 A rack for cattle to feed at.
     3 (lb en obsolete) A door, especially one partly of latticework.
     4 A latticework contrivance for catching fish.
     5 (lb en weaving) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps
  into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the bobbins, in a
  warping machine.
     6 A bend or winding of a stream.
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm hacche)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Heck
     Luxembourgish n.
     bush, hedge
     n.
     A hardy breed of domestic cattle, the result of an attempt to breed
  back the extinct aurochs from modern aurochs-derived cattle in the 1920s
  and 1930s.
     n.
     (surname: en), possibly from German.
     n.
     1 (place en civil parish dist/Selby co/North Yorkshire cc/England),
  with the villages of Great Heck and Little Heck.
     2 (place en hamlet council area/Dumfries and Galloway cc/Scotland)
  (q: OS grid ref NY0980).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  heck
     Saksa vb.
     (de-v-taivm: heck)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  heck
     Engelska n.
     ''eufemism för'' hell; helsike

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Heck
     Tyska n.
     1 bakvagn - ''bakre del av ett fordon''
     2 (tagg sjöfart språk=de) akter - ''bakre del av ett fartyg''

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Heck /hˈɛk/ 
  stern , rear 
     Synonym: Hinterschiff
  
   see: Hecke, Hecks, Hinterschiffe, ausfallendes Heck
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Heck /hˈɛk/ 
   [auto] back , rear , rear end 
   see: Fahrzeugheck
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Heck /hˈɛk/ 
   [aviat.] tail 

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-ind ]

  Heck /hɛk/ 
  buritan
  hinterer Teil eines Fahrzeugs (bei Autos, Flugzeugen, Schiffen)

From German-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:deu-ita ]

  Heck /hˈɛk/
  poppa

From German-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.5 :   [ freedict:deu-nld ]

  Heck /hˈɛk/
  achtersteven, spiegel

From German-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:deu-por ]

  Heck /hˈɛk/
  popa

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  Heck /hɛk/ 
  cola, popa
  hinterer Teil eines Fahrzeugs (bei Autos, Flugzeugen, Schiffen)

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  Heck /hɛk/ 
  akter, bakvagn, stjärt
  hinterer Teil eines Fahrzeugs (bei Autos, Flugzeugen, Schiffen)

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-tur ]

  Heck /hˈɛk/ 
  kıç

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-tur ]

  Heck /hˈɛk/ 
  arka

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-tur ]

  Heck /hˈɛk/ 
  pupa

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Heck /hˈɛk/
  هيك

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  heck //hɛk// 
  по дяволите!
  euphemism of hell

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  heck /hˈɛk/ 
  kruci

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  heck /hˈɛk/ 
  sakra

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  heck //hɛk// 
  helkkari, hemmetti, hitto
  euphemism of hell

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  heck /hˈɛk/ 
  1. झल्लाहट की अभिव्यक्ति.
        "गाड़ी लेट हो जाने के कारण उसके चेहरे से"heck" हो रही थी."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  heck /hˈɛk/
  fene

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  heck //hɛk// 
  helsike
  euphemism of hell

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  heck /hˈɛk/ 
  eufemismo para "inferno"

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  heck //hɛk// 
  Hälsingland
  euphemism of hell

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  heck //hɛk// 
  helsike
  euphemism of hell

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  heck /hˈɛk/
  1. (ünlem), (argo) Kahrolası. What the heck ! Kahrolsun ! Bana vız gelir !

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈhɛk/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     畜生!饲草架;格子(挡鱼用)

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