From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhexhex /heks/ noun [countable] American EnglishROM an evil curse that brings trouble I think he’s trying to put a hex on me. —hex verb [transitive]
Examples from the Corpus
hex• Jaq recoiled, gesturing a hex.• Aware of a hex and sure of its power, the victim falls into learned helplessness and slides into submissive death.• My job was to burr hexes.• Now all they have to worry about is hexes, black magic, devil worship, voodoo curses and the occult.• Walls, ceilings, floors were clad in smooth obsidian and jet carved with runes, sacred hexes and texts.• She believed in the infinite, untouchable forces that made up the hidden universe: hexes and curses, destiny and karma.• Maybe it was the bye week hex.put ... hex on• I think he's trying to put a hex on me. 