"like heck" meaning in All languages combined

See like heck on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-like heck.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} like heck
  1. (intensifier) minced form of like hell. Tags: emphatic, intensifier
    Sense id: en-like_heck-en-prep_phrase-FgZKeerK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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              17,
              26
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          ],
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        "minced form of like hell."
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        [
          "like hell",
          "like hell"
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        "(intensifier) minced form of like hell."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "emphatic",
        "intensifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "(intensifier) minced form of like hell."
      ],
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