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[ hilt ]

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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

/ ��ɪ�� /

noun

the handle or shaft of a sword, dagger, etc
to the hilt
to the full

verb

tr to supply with a hilt

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of hilt¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English hilt(e); cognate with Middle Dutch hilt(e), Old Norse hjalt, Old High German helza “handle of a sword”

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of hilt¹

Old English; related to Old Norse hjalt, Old Saxon helta oar handle, Old High German helza

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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.

More idioms and phrases containing hilt

see to the hilt .

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In statements and interviews, government officials insist the army is on the attack against rebels, whom they call terrorists, and Iranian emissaries have pledged to back Assad to the hilt.

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The performers are encouraged to play their roles to the comic hilt.

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Let’s back him to the hilt and take it to Trump.

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Still, he was a perfect match for Yang, who played Santos to the hilt in various appearances on Weekend Update and in opening sketches.

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For years, the national Democratic Party has faced criticism that it has declined to back Black women to the hilt, either in primaries or general elections, when they have run for statewide offices.

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