plural of hell

(countable, hyperbolic, figuratively) A place or situation of great suffering in life. / (countable) A place for gambling. / (figuratively) An extremely hot place.

(impolite, sometimes considered vulgar) Used to express discontent, unhappiness, or anger. / (impolite, sometimes considered vulgar, non-productive) Used to emphasize.

(postpositional) Alternative form of the hell or like hell. / (Australia, impolite, sometimes considered vulgar) Very; used to emphasize strongly.

(rare) To pour.

(in many religions, uncountable) A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.

(rare, metal-working) To add luster to; to burnish (silver or gold).

present participle of hell

(mildly vulgar) Ellipsis of what the hell: an exclamation indicating surprise or dismay.

(mildly vulgar) Used to indicate emphatic rejection of an assertion or request. / (mildly vulgar) Expletive used for emphasis after an interrogative term or relative pronoun.