Hell \Hell\, n. [AS. hell; akin to D. hel, OHG. hella, G.
   h["o]lle, Icel. hal, Sw. helfvete, Dan. helvede, Goth. halja,
   and to AS. helan to conceal. ???. Cf. Hele, v. t.,
   Conceal, Cell, Helmet, Hole, Occult.]
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   1. The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave;
      -- called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades.
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            He descended into hell.               --Book of
                                                  Common Prayer.
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            Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell.  --Ps. xvi. 10.
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   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.
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            It is a knell
            That summons thee to heaven or to hell. --Shak.
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   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.
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   Gates of hell. (Script.) See Gate, n., 4.
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