hilt

UK
/hɪlt/
US
/hɪlt/

Translations

hiltnoun
hilts
pl
UK
/hɪlt/
US
/hɪlt/
He gripped the hilt of his sword tightly.
Он крепко сжал рукоять своего меча.
Additional translations
hiltverb
hilted
Past Simple
hilted
Past Participle
hilting
Gerund
UK
/hɪlt/
US
/hɪlt/
Rare but attested verb meaning ‘to furnish with a hilt’.

Definitions

hiltnoun
The handle of a sword, dagger, or tool.
The knight gripped the hilt of his sword tightly as he prepared for battle.
The utmost or fullest extent (chiefly in the phrase ‘to the hilt’).
They backed the proposal to the hilt.
hiltverb
To provide (a blade or weapon) with a hilt.
The blacksmith hilted the newly forged sword.