1. (noun) Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
2. (noun) devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon
an evil supernatural being
3. (noun) devil, deuce, dickens
a word used in exclamations of confusion
"what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"
4. (noun) hellion, heller, devil
a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)
"he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
5. (verb) monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
6. (verb) annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
7. (verb) devil
coat or stuff with a spicy paste
"devilled eggs"
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