I. ˈheks verb
Etymology: Pennsylvania German hexe, from German hexen, from Hexe witch, from Old High German hagzissa; akin to Middle English hagge hag
Date: 1830
intransitive verb
: to practice witchcraft
transitive verb
1. : to put a hex on
2. : to affect as if by an evil spell : jinx
an unscientific fear of hex ing the whole project — Daniel Lang
• hex·er noun
II. noun
Date: 1856
1. : a person who practices witchcraft : witch
2. : spell , jinx
III. adjective
Date: 1924
: hexagonal
a bolt with a hex head
IV. adjective or noun
Date: 1970
: hexadecimal
V. abbreviation
hexagon