hell
n. நரகம், பழியாவிகள் தண்டனை நுகரும் உலகம், வெம்பழி ஆற்றல் தெய்வங்களின் தொகுதி, துன்ப உலகு, இறந்தோர் உலகு, கடுந்துயர் நிலை, பழிநிலை, சூதாடுமனை, ஆட்டவகைகளில் சிறைகாப்புக் கட்டம், தையல்மனைக் கூளக்குழி.
Hell, n. Etym: [AS. hell; akin to D. hel, OHG. hella, G. hölle, Icel. hal, Sw. helfvete, Dan. helvede, Goth. halja, and to AS. helan to conceal. Hele, v. t., Conceal, Cell, Helmet, Hole, Occult.] 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. "Within him hell." Milton. It is a knell That summons thee to heaven or to hell. Shak. 3. A place where outcast persons or things are gathered; as: (a) A dungeon or prison; also, in certain running games, a place to which those who are caught are carried for detention. (b) A gambling house. "A convenient little gambling hell for those who had grown reckless." W. Black. (c) A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a printer his broken type. Hudibras. Gates of hell. (Script.) See Gate, n., 4. Hell, v. t. Defn: To overwhelm. [Obs.] Spenser.