Hilt Definition

hĭlt
hilts
noun
The handle of a sword, dagger, tool, etc.
Webster's New World
The base of the penis.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
To provide a hilt for.
Webster's New World
idiom
to the hilt
  • To the limit; completely:

    played the role to the hilt.

American Heritage
to the hilt
  • thoroughly; entirely
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Hilt

Noun

Singular:
hilt
Plural:
hilts

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Origin of Hilt

  • From Old English hilt, hilte.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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