See also: Hex and hex-

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Etymology 1

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First attested about 1830, from Pennsylvania German hexe (to practice witchcraft), from German hexen (compare Hexe (witch)).[1] The noun appeared later, in the 1850s.[2] Cognate to Norwegian Bokmål heks (witch) and Dutch heks (witch), Dutch beheksen (to bewitch), Old English hægtesse (witch, hag). Doublet of hag.

Verb

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hex (third-person singular simple present hexes, present participle hexing, simple past and past participle hexed)

  1. (transitive) To cast a spell on (specifically an evil spell), to bewitch.
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hex (plural hexes)

  1. An evil spell or curse.
  2. A witch.
  3. (rare) A spell (now rare but still found in compounds such as hex sign and hexcraft).
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Etymology 2

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Short for hexadecimal.

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hex (uncountable)

  1. (computing, informal) Clipping of hexadecimal.
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Etymology 3

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Short for hexagon.

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hex (plural hexes)

  1. A hexagonal space on a game board.
  2. (climbing) a hexagon-shaped item of rock climbing equipment intended to be wedged into a crack or other opening in the rock.
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  • (climbing): nut

Etymology 4

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Short for hexafluoride.

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hex (plural hexes)

  1. (chemistry) Clipping of uranium hexafluoride.

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  1. ^ hex”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. ^ hex”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

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