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hilt

/hɪlt/

hiltnoun

hilts

/hɪlt/

Translations

He gripped the hilt of his sword tightly.

Он крепко сжал рукоять своего меча.

Additional translations

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

hiltverb

hilted

Past Simple

hilted

Past Participle

hilting

Gerund

/hɪlt/

Rare but attested verb meaning ‘to furnish with a hilt’.

Definitions

To provide (a blade or weapon) with a hilt.

The blacksmith hilted the newly forged sword.

Synonyms