Hell

·vt A gambling house.

II. Hell ·vt To Overwhelm.

III. Hell ·vt A place where outcast persons or things are gathered.

IV. Hell ·vt A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a printer his broken type.

V. Hell ·vt The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave;

— called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades.

VI. Hell ·vt A dungeon or prison; also, in certain running games, a place to which those who are caught are carried for detention.

VII. Hell ·vt The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death; the abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental torment; anguish.