(v. t.) The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave;
-- called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades.
(v. t.) The place or state of punishment for the wicked after
death; the abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental torment; anguish.
(v. t.) A place where outcast persons or things are gathered
(v. t.) A dungeon or prison; also, in certain running games, a
place to which those who are caught are carried for detention.
(v. t.) A gambling house.
(v. t.) A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a
printer his broken type.
(v. t.) To overwhelm.
