/ Dictionary / Index H heck: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: heck Pronunciation: (hek), [key] — interj. (used as a mild expression of annoyance, rejection, disgust, etc.): What the heck do you care? —n. something remarkable of its kind (usually used in the phrase heck of a): That was a heck of an impressive speech. Have one heck of a good time. (used as a mild intensifier): I say he's guilty as heck. heck Pronunciation: (hek), [key] — n. a comblike attachment on a loom, for guiding the warp threads as they are dressed for the warp beam. a device that guides yarn onto the bobbin of a spinning wheel. a gridlike arrangement of glass or metal rods below the hooks on a Jacquard loom, used for lifting all harness eyes equally or evenly. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Hecht heckle Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hedonist Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language