Devil | Mean of devil in English Dictionary

/ˈdɛvl̟/

• Noun
• the most powerful spirit of evil in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam who is often represented as the ruler of hell
1. He went to the Halloween party dressed up as the Devil. [=Satan]
• an evil spirit
1. an imaginary world haunted by ghosts and devils [=demons]
• a person who does bad things or causes trouble usually in a way that is not too serious
1. She is a tricky devil, so be careful.
2. Those kids can be little devils sometimes.

• a person (especially a man) who is lucky, unlucky, etc.
1. The poor devil [=poor guy] broke his leg on the first day of his skiing vacation.
2. He's such a lucky devil that he'll probably win the lottery someday.
• something that is very difficult or that causes a lot of trouble
1. The shoes look great, but they're the devil to walk in. [=they are very difficult to walk in]
2. The new regulations have created a devil of a problem [=a very difficult problem] for many small businesses.
3. He had a devil of a time getting another job. [=he found it very difficult to get another job]
• in a situation that is difficult because you must choose between two unpleasant things
1. She felt caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. [=in a very bad situation]
• very much
1. I'm sorry to hear about your injury. It must hurt like the devil.
• with a lot of energy and speed
1. He ran like the devil. [=he ran very fast]