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hex

1

[ heks ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to bewitch; practice witchcraft on:

    He was accused of hexing his neighbors' cows because they suddenly stopped giving milk.



noun

  1. spell; charm:

    With all this rain, somebody must have put a hex on our picnic.

  2. a witch.

hex

2

[ heks ]

adjective

Informal.
  1. hexagonal:

    a bolt with a matching washer and hex nut.

hex.

3

abbreviation for

  1. hexagon
  2. hexagonal.

hex

1

/ ɛ /

noun

    1. short for hexadecimal
    2. ( as modifier )

      hex code

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hex

2

/ ɛ /

verb

  1. tr to bewitch
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noun

  1. an evil spell or symbol of bad luck
  2. a witch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hex1

1820–30; < German Hexe witch; hag 1

Origin of hex2

First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hex1

C19: via Pennsylvania Dutch from German Hexe witch, from Middle High German hecse, perhaps from Old High German hagzissa; see hag 1
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Why have Townsend's Scotland had hex on England?

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So how, after decades of pain, have Scotland turned the tables in recent years and put a Calcutta Cup hex on the English?

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People blowing up my phone like, “Man, it’s not fair. He gets 17 games,” or, “We’re going to put a hex on him.”

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The Teen’s true identity remains a secret thanks to the sigil hex that prevents others from hearing any identifying information about him, including his real name.

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The comment may have been a reference to a lyric in Bambie Thug's song, where they put a hex on an ex-boyfriend, but the singer felt it had crossed a line.

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