Pronunciation: (dev'ul), [key]
n., v., -iled, -il•ing or (esp. Brit.) -illed, -il•ling.

1. Theol.
a. (sometimes cap.) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan.
5. Also called printer's devil. Print.a young worker below the level of apprentice in a printing office.
7. Naut.(in deck or hull planking) any of various seams difficult to caulk because of form or position.
8. any of various portable furnaces or braziers used in construction and foundry work.
12. go to the devil,
a. to fail completely; lose all hope or chance of succeeding.
b. to become depraved.
c. (an expletive expressing annoyance, disgust, impatience, etc.)
15. raise the devil,
a. to cause a commotion or disturbance.
b. to celebrate wildly; revel.
c. to make an emphatic protest or take drastic measures.

1. to annoy; harass; pester: to devil Mom and Dad for a new car.
2. to tear (rags, cloth, etc.) with a devil.
3. prepare (food, usually minced) with hot or savory seasoning: to devil eggs.


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