Definition of hell

• v. t. - The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave; -- called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades.
• v. t. - The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death; the abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental torment; anguish.
• v. t. - A place where outcast persons or things are gathered
• v. t. - A dungeon or prison; also, in certain running games, a place to which those who are caught are carried for detention.
• v. t. - A gambling house.
• v. t. - A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a printer his broken type.
• v. t. - To overwhelm.