heck

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɛk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hɛk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hek)

Collocations for "heck"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "heck" in context.

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heck

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. informal: [oh, ah], heck!
  2. informal: but heck, let's [try, do] it!
  3. informal: get the heck out of here!
  4. informal: get the heck off of me!
  5. informal: had a heck of a time (at)
  6. informal: that was one heck of a [show, performance]!
  7. informal: what the heck are you doing?
  8. informal: what the heck did you [say, do]?
  9. informal: what the heck is [that, this]?
  10. informal: what the heck?
  11. informal: a whole heck of a lot of
  12. informal: what the heck is going on?
  13. informal: there's not a heck of a lot you can do (about it)
  14. informal: that's a heck of a lot!
  15. informal: the heck with it!
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