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hilt
[ hilt ]
noun
- the handle of a sword or dagger.
- the handle of any weapon or tool.
verb (used with object)
- to furnish with a hilt.
hilt
/ hɪlt /
noun
- the handle or shaft of a sword, dagger, etc
- to the hiltto the full
verb
- tr to supply with a hilt
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hilt1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hilt1
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Idioms and Phrases
- to the hilt, to the maximum extent or degree; completely; fully Also up to the hilt.
to play the role to the hilt.
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Example Sentences
The premise of the sketch was that sex was too spontaneous to be regulated, and the quiz show played that idea to the hilt.
He played affirmative action to the hilt and took full advantage of it.
"He had enthusiasm to the hilt," said his niece, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend.
Since then, Becky Hilt says she avoids eye contact with Thomas whenever he walks his dog.
His open brow lowered, and his fingers instinctively began playing with the hilt of his sabre.
George, seeing no living soul, struck the hilt of his sword sharply against the door of the castle.
Mary stepped beside him, took the hilt in both her little hands, and made shift to raise the great sword.
In the traditions of Denmark, the oath upon the sword-hilt was preserved in a spirit of deep solemnity.
But ten thousand saw Musa's hand clap to hilt, and Iftikhar's lance half fall to rest.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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