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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

/ ³óÉ›°ì²õ /

noun

    1. short for hexadecimal
    2. ( as modifier )

      hex code

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hex

2

/ ³óÉ›°ì²õ /

verb

  1. tr to bewitch
“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

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

  • ˈ³ó±ð³æ±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³ó±ð³æİù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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˜yÐÄvlog 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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