hilt
[ hilt ]
/ hɪlt /
noun
the handle of a sword or dagger.
the handle of any weapon or tool.
verb (used with object)
to furnish with a hilt.
Idioms for hilt
to the hilt,
to the maximum extent or degree; completely; fully: to play the role to the hilt.
Also up to the hilt.
Origin of hilt
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
Words nearby hilt
hillsite,
hilltop,
hilly,
hillyer,
hilo,
hilt,
hilton,
hilton's law,
hilton's white line,
hilum,
hilus
British Dictionary definitions for to the hilt
hilt
/ (hɪlt) /
noun
the handle or shaft of a sword, dagger, etc
to the hilt
to the full
verb
(tr)
to supply with a hilt
Word Origin for hilt
Old English; related to Old Norse
hjalt, Old Saxon
helta oar handle, Old High German
helza
Idioms and Phrases with to the hilt (1 of 2)
to the hilt
Also, up to the hilt. Completely, to the maximum degree, as in The house was mortgaged up to the hilt. This idiom alludes to the handle (hilt) of a sword, the only portion that remains out when the weapon is plunged all the way in. The figurative use of the term was first recorded in 1687.
Idioms and Phrases with to the hilt (2 of 2)
hilt
see to the hilt.