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hell    Audio Help   [hel] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
2.any place or state of torment or misery: They made their father's life a hell on earth.
3.something that causes torment or misery: Having that cut stitched without anesthesia was hell.
4.the powers of evil.
5.the abode of the dead; Sheol or Hades.
6.extreme disorder or confusion; chaos: The children let both dogs into the house, and all hell broke loose.
7.heck1 (def. 2).
8.a receptacle into which a tailor throws scraps.
9.Also called hellbox. Printing. a box into which a printer throws discarded type.
10.the utterance of “hell” in swearing or for emphasis.
11.the hell, Informal.
a.(used as an intensifier to express surprise, anger, impatience, etc.): Why the hell can't the trains run on time?
b.(used sarcastically or ironically to express the opposite of what is being stated): Are you listening to me? The hell you are!
–interjection
12.(used to express surprise, irritation, disgust, etc.)
—Verb phrase
13.hell around, Slang. to live or act in a wild or dissolute manner: All they cared about was drinking and helling around.
—Idioms
14.be hell on, Slang.
a.to be unpleasant to or painful for.
b.to be harmful to: These country roads are hell on tires.
15.for the hell of it, Informal.
a.to see what will happen; for adventure, fun, excitement, etc.: For the hell of it, let's just get on the next bus and see where it takes us.
b.with no particular purpose; for no special reason: I called him up for the hell of it, and he offered me a job.
16.get or catch hell, Slang. to suffer a scolding; receive a harsh reprimand: We'll get hell from our parents for staying out so late again.
17.give someone hell, Informal. to reprimand or reproach severely.
18.go to hell in a handbasket. Informal. handbasket (def. 2).
19.hell on wheels, Slang. extremely demanding, fast-paced, aggressive, effective, or the like: The new job is hell on wheels. Our sales staff is hell on wheels when it comes to getting the most out of every account.
20.like hell, Informal.
a.with great speed, effort, intensity, etc.: We ran like hell to get home before the storm. She tried like hell to get him to change his mind.
b.(used sarcastically or ironically to express the opposite of what is being stated): He says the motor will never break down? Like hell it won't!
21.play hell with, Slang. to deal recklessly with; bring injury or harm to: Snowstorms played hell with the flow of city traffic.
22.raise hell, Slang.
a.to indulge in wild celebration.
b.to create an uproar; object violently to: She'll raise hell when she sees what your rabbit has done to her garden.
23.the or to hell with, Informal. (used to express dismissal, rejection, contempt, disappointment, or the like): If we have to walk five miles to see the view, the hell with it! He wouldn't even speak to me, so to hell with him!
24.what the hell, Informal. (used to express lack of concern or worry, indifference, abandonment, surrender, etc.): As long as you're borrowing $100, what the hell, borrow $200.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME, OE hel(l); c. OHG hell(i)a (G Hölle), ON hel, Goth halja; akin to OE helan to cover, hide, and to hull2]

—Related forms
hell-like, adjective

—Synonyms 1. inferno. 2. anguish, agony, torture.
—Antonyms 1, 2. heaven, paradise.
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raise    Audio Help   (rāz)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   raised, rais·ing, rais·es

v.   tr.
  1. To move to a higher position; elevate: raised the loads with a crane. See Synonyms at lift.
  2. To set in an upright or erect position: raise a flagpole.
  3. To erect or build: raise a new building.
  4. To cause to arise, appear, or exist: The slap raised a welt.
  5. To increase in size, quantity, or worth: raise an employee's salary.
  6. To increase in intensity, degree, strength, or pitch: raised his voice.
  7. To improve in rank or dignity; promote: raised her to management level.
    1. To grow, especially in quantity; cultivate: raise corn and soybeans.
    2. To breed and care for to maturity: raise cattle.
    3. To bring up; rear: raise children.
    4. To accustom to something from an early age: "Such amenities are ... meant to make churchgoing attractive to a post-World War II generation raised on shopping malls and multiplex cinemas" (Gustav Niebuhr).
    5. To awaken; arouse: noise that would raise the dead.
    6. To stir up; instigate: raise a revolt.
    7. To bring about; provoke: remarks intended to raise a laugh.
    8. To increase (a poker bet).
    9. To bet more than (a preceding bettor in poker).
    10. To increase the bid of (one's bridge partner).
  9. To put forward for consideration: raised an important question. See Synonyms at broach1.
  10. To voice; utter: raise a shout.
    1. To awaken; arouse: noise that would raise the dead.
    2. To stir up; instigate: raise a revolt.
    3. To bring about; provoke: remarks intended to raise a laugh.
    4. To increase (a poker bet).
    5. To bet more than (a preceding bettor in poker).
    6. To increase the bid of (one's bridge partner).
  12. To make contact with by radio: couldn't raise the control tower after midnight.
  13. To gather together; collect: raise money from the neighbors for a charity.
  14. To cause (dough) to puff up.
  15. To end (a siege) by withdrawing troops or forcing the enemy troops to withdraw.
  16. To remove or withdraw (an order).
  17. Games
    1. To increase (a poker bet).
    2. To bet more than (a preceding bettor in poker).
    3. To increase the bid of (one's bridge partner).
  18. Nautical To bring into sight by approaching nearer: raised the Cape.
  19. To alter and increase fraudulently the written value of (a check, for example).
  20. To cough up (phlegm).
  21. Scots To make angry; enrage.

v.   intr. Games
To increase a poker bet or a bridge bid.

n.  
  1. The act of raising or increasing.
  2. An increase in salary.


[Middle English raisen, from Old Norse reisa; see er-1 in Indo-European roots.]

rais'er n.
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raise hell

verb
take strong and forceful action, as to object or express discontent; "She raised hell when she found out that she wold not be hired again" 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
raise hell/Cain / the roof
to make a great deal of noise
Arabic: يُقيم الدُّنيا، يُثيرُ ضَجَّةً
Chinese (Simplified): 喧闹
Chinese (Traditional): 喧鬧
Czech: dělat bengál
Danish: lave en helvedes ballade
Dutch: herrie schoppen
Estonian: lärmi lööma
Finnish: nostaa meteli
French: faire un bruit de tous les diables
German: Mordskrach schlagen
Greek: χαλάω τον κόσμο
Hungarian: pokoli zajt csap
Icelandic: gera allt vitlaust
Indonesian: membuat keributan
Italian: (fare il diavolo a quattro), (scatenare un putiferio)
Japanese: 騒ぎをおこす
Latvian: sacelt troksni, *traci
Lithuanian: sukelti baisų skandalą, *triukšmą
Norwegian: lage bråk, få taket til å løfte seg
Polish: wywołać awanturę, zrobić piekło
Portuguese (Brazil): fazer estardalhaço
Portuguese (Portugal): fazer uma gritaria
Romanian: a face un zgomot infernal
Russian: поднять шум
Slovak: robiť bengál
Slovenian: uganjati peklenski trušč
Spanish: hacer un ruido de todos los demonios
Swedish: leva rövare, föra ett helvetes liv
Turkish: kıyameti koparmak
See also: raise, raise someone's hopes, raise someone's spirits, "raise hell" in any language

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