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hilt
(hĭlt)n.
Idiom: The handle of a weapon or tool.
to the hilt
To the limit; completely: played the role to the hilt.
[Middle English, from Old English.]
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hilt
(hɪlt)n
1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) the handle or shaft of a sword, dagger, etc
2. to the hilt to the full
vb
(Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (tr) to supply with a hilt
[Old English; related to Old Norse hjalt, Old Saxon helta oar handle, Old High German helza]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
hilt
(hɪlt)n.
1. the handle of a sword or dagger.
2. the handle of any weapon or tool.
v.t. 3. to furnish with a hilt.
Idioms: to the hilt, to the maximum extent or degree; completely; fully.
[before 900; Middle English, Old English hilt(e), c. Old Saxon hilte, helta, Old High German helza, Old Norse hjalt]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
hilt
Past participle: hilted
Gerund: hilting
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Noun | 1. | hilt - the handle of a sword or dagger basket hilt - a hilt with a basket-shaped guard for the hand |
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hilt
to the hilt (Informal) fully, completely, totally, entirely, wholly James was overdrawn and mortgaged to the hilt.
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Translations
مِقْبَض السَّيْف أو الخَنْجَر
jílecrukojeť
skaft
kardmarkolat
handfang, meîalkafli
iki kakloiki kraštų
rokturisspals
hilt
[hɪlt] N → puño m, empuñadura f(up) to the hilt → hasta el cuello
he's in debt (right) up to the hilt → está agobiado or hasta el cuello de deudas
to back sb up to the hilt → apoyar a algn incondicionalmente
to prove sth up to the hilt → demostrar algo hasta la saciedad
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
hilt
[ˈhɪlt] n [sword] → garde f
(fig) to back sb to the hilt → soutenir qn à fond
mortgaged to the hilt
He was mortgaged to the hilt → Il avait hypothéqué tous ses biens.
mortgaged to the hilt
He was mortgaged to the hilt → Il avait hypothéqué tous ses biens.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
hilt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
hilt
[hɪlt] n (of sword) → elsa, impugnaturato back sb to the hilt → dare il proprio appoggio incondizionato a qn
to mortgage sth up to the hilt → ipotecare completamente qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hilt
(hilt) noun the handle, especially of a sword.
(up) to the hilt up to the top; completely (sometimes undesirable). The glass was filled to the hilt; in debt up to the hilt.
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