Hell
Hell , noun
[Anglo-Saxon hell; akin to Dutch hel, Old High German hella, German holle, Icelandic hal, Swedish helfvete, Danish helvede, Gothic halja, and to Anglo-Saxon helan to conceal. {not transcribed}. Compare Hele, transitive verb, Conceal, Cell, Helmet, Hole, Occult.]
1.
The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave; -- called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades.
He descended into hell.
Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell.
2.
The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death; the abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental torment; anguish.
Within him hell.
It is a knell
That summons thee to heaven or to hell.
3.
A place where outcast persons or things are gathered
(a)
A dungeon or prison; also, in certain running games, a place to which those who are caught are carried for detention.
(b)
A gambling house.
(c)
A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a printer his broken type. — Hudibras
A convenient little gambling hell for those who had grown reckless.
Collocations (1)
Hell , transitive verb
To overwhelm. [Obsolete] — Spenser