heck

noun

ˈhek 

1

: hell sense 2

all heck breaks loose

2

: hell sense 4

a heck of a lot of money

Synonyms

• hell
• havoc
• mess
• jumble

Examples of heck in a Sentence

it looks like heck in that boy's bedroom

Recent Examples on the Web

Lexus and parent company Toyota Motor Co. have done a heck of job in recent years with their re-designs of both fleets. —Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025

At San Onofre — just yards from the shore break, on a bluff over the blue Pacific, in an active earthquake zone and close to 8 million residents — millions of pounds of waste are stranded, entombed in concrete, waiting for the federal government to figure out what the bloody heck to do with it. —Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 18 June 2025

Yes, the Chicago Cubs are having a heck of a time scoring runs lately. —Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025

Which is a heck of a lot more than the 10%-ish of revenue sharing on the table. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

euphemism

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for heck

• beck
• breck
• check
• cheque
• czech
• deck
• fleck
• keck
• mech
• neck
• peck
• reck

Biographical Definition

Heck

biographical name

ˈhek 

Richard F(red) 1931–2015 American chemist