HELL-BENT FOR ELECTION

Meaning of HELL-BENT FOR ELECTION in English

adverb

see hell-bent II

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

HELL-BENT FOR ELECTION — mod (US d) hell-bent q.v.
Dirty English-Russian vocab
HELL BENT FOR ELECTION — going fast, determined to get somewhere There goes Joe, driving hell bent for election - always in a hurry.
English Idioms vocab
HELL BENT FOR ELECTION — going fast, determined to get somewhere There goes Joe, driving hell bent for election - always in a hurry.
English Idioms vocabulary
ELECTION — n election (1. choice; 2. election by vote); vaso de election [Theol.] chosen vessel
Interlingua English vocab
ELECTION — Formal process by which voters make their political choices on public issues or candidates for public office. The use of …
Английский словарь Британика
HELL — I. ˈhel noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English helan …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BENT — I. ˈbent noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, grassy place, bent grass, from Old English beonot- (in place names); …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELECTION — ə̇ˈlekshən, ēˌ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English eleccioun, from Middle French election, from Late Latin & Latin; Late …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELECTION — (a.) The act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to membership in a society, as by ballot, …
Английский словарь Webster
ELECTION — ( a. ) The act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to membership in a society, as …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HELL — — hell-like , adj. /hel/ , n. 1. the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELECTION — /i lek"sheuhn/ , n. 1. the selection of a person or persons for office by vote. 2. a public vote …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BENT — bent 1 /bent/ , adj. 1. curved; crooked: a bent bow; a bent stick. 2. determined; set; resolved (usually fol. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BENT — I. ˈbent noun Etymology: Middle English, grassy place, bent grass, from Old English beonot-; akin to Old High German binuz …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HELL — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English helan to conceal, Old High German helan, Latin celare, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ELECTION — noun Date: 13th century 1. a. : an act or process of electing the election of a new governor b. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HELL — vt a gambling house. 2. hell ·vt to overwhelm. 3. hell ·vt a place where outcast persons or things are …
Webster English vocab
ELECTION — adj those who are elected. 2. election ·adj discriminating choice; discernment. 3. election ·adj the act of choosing; choice; selection. …
Webster English vocab
BENT — imp. & ·p.p. of bend. 2. bent ·- of bend. 3. bent ·v a declivity or slope, as of a …
Webster English vocab
HELL — [hell] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OE helan to conceal, OHG helan, L celare, Gk kalyptein] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BENT — [bent] n [ME, grassy place, bent grass, fr. OE beonot-; akin to OHG binuz rush] (14c) 1: unenclosed grassland 2. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HELL — the abode or state of being of evil spirits or souls that are damned to postmortem punishment. Derived from an …
Britannica English vocabulary
ELECTION — the formal process of selecting a person for public office or accepting or rejecting a political proposition, by voting. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
ELECTION — election BrE AmE i ˈlek ʃ ə n ə- ▷ election|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HELL — / hel; NAmE / noun 1. [ sing. ] (usually Hell ) (used without a or the ) in some …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ELECTION — / ɪˈlekʃn; NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] the process of choosing a person or a group …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BENT — / bent; NAmE / adjective , noun —see also bend , bent , bent ■ adjective 1. not straight : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HELL — I. hell 1 S1 W3 /hel/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . WHEN YOU DIE [uncountable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ELECTION — e ‧ lec ‧ tion S2 W1 /ɪˈlekʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ election …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BENT — I. bent 1 /bent/ BrE AmE the past tense and past participle of ↑ bend II. bent 2 BrE AmE …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HELL — n. 1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of the dead, or of condemned sinners and devils. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HELL — n. 1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of the dead, or of condemned sinners and devils. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HELL — n.1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of the dead, or of condemned sinners and devils. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
HELL — ( hells) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. In some religions, hell …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ELECTION — ( elections) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. An election is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BENT — 1. Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend . 2. If an object is bent , it …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HELL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (as) mad as hell (= a rude way of saying very angry ) cast sb …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOR — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a constitution provides for sth (= it says something must be done ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ELECTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business/economic/election etc cycle (= related events in business, the economy etc that repeat themselves …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BENT — I. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES be bent double ▪ The old man was bent double under his load. II. adjective …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HELL — (EXPRESSION) exclamation, [noun] [U] - used to express anger or to give emphasis to an expressionOh hell, I've forgotten my …
Cambridge English vocab
ELECTION — [noun]The Government is expected to call an election (= allow the country to vote) very soon. [C]Local government elections will …
Cambridge English vocab
ELECTION — Synonyms and related words : Calvinism, accession, alternative, alternativity, anointing, anointment, apostolic orders, appointment, arrogation, assignment, assumption, authorization, by-election, calling, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HELL — See: COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER, HELL-ON-WHEELS, LIKE HELL, TO HELL WITH, UNTIL HELL …
Slang English vocab
ELECTION — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clean ( esp. AmE ), fair , free , open ▪ fraudulent , rigged , stolen ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HELL — n. 25B6; noun they feared hell : THE NETHERWORLD, the Inferno, the infernal regions, the abyss; eternal damnation, perdition; hellfire, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BENT — n. 25B6; adjective the bucket had a bent handle : TWISTED, crooked, warped, contorted, deformed, misshapen, out of shape, irregular; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ELECTION — n. poll, vote, referendum, plebiscite; selection, choice, choosing, nomination, designation, appointment; voting, electing They held an election and Michael lost …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BENT — adj. 1 curved, deflected, bowed, crooked, distorted He complained to the waiter just because the fork was bent 2 strange, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HELL — See: COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER, HELL-ON-WHEELS, LIKE HELL, TO HELL WITH, UNTIL HELL …
Словарь английских идиом
HELL — 1. сущ. 1) ад Syn : bedlam, Hades 2) а) игорный дом Syn : gaming-house, gambling-booth б) притон 3) 'дом' …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ELECTION — сущ. 1) выборы, избирательная компания to carry an election ≈ победить на выборах to win an election ≈ победить на …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BENT — склонность, наклонность; стремление; влечение - to have a * for study иметь склонность к учебе - to follow one's * …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HELL — hell.ogg 1. hel n 1. ад, преисподняя to make smb.'s life a hell - образн. превратить чью-л. жизнь в ад …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOR — for.ogg 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ELECTION — election.ogg ıʹlekʃ(ə)n n 1. выборы general election - всеобщие выборы midterm election(s) - промежуточные выборы presidential gubernatorial election(s) - выборы …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BENT — bent.ogg _I 1. bent n 1. склонность, наклонность; стремление; влечение to have a bent for study music, poetry - иметь …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BENT — 1) (плоская) рама 2) рамная опора 3) гнутый деревянный элемент 4) кривой; изогнутый; гнутый; коленчатый • - arched bent - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BENT — 1) (плоская) рама 2) рамная опора 3) гнутый деревянный элемент 4) кривой; изогнутый; гнутый; коленчатый • - arched bent - continuous bent - framed bent - gable bent - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
HELL — hell сущ.1) ад Syn:bedlam, Hades 2) а) игорный дом Syn: gaming-house, gambling-booth б) притон 3) 'дом' (в некоторых играх)•• go …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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