Hell /(?)/

Hell

n.
  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.
    — Book of Common Prayer.
    Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell.
    — Ps. xvi. 10.
  2. The place or state of punishment for the wicked after death; the abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental torment; anguish.
    It is a knell That summons thee to heaven or to hell.
  3. A place where outcast persons or things are gathered

Phrases & Compounds

Gates of hell
See Gate, n., 4.

Hell

v. t.
  1. To overwhelm. [Obs.]