hilt

Speech parts

1. hilt - Noun

2. hilt - Verb

3. Hilt - Proper noun

Meaning

A handle; especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

tiller shank haft completely dead entirely stock arm handle stem stick ear absolutely handful shaft
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Antonyms

top release over my dead body when Hell freezes over not on your life c.
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Hypernyms

hold handle grip handgrip

Hyponyms

basket hilt

Phrases with the word

to the hilt the hilt

Anagrams

lith

Examples

What is going on in America is extreme. The youth cult, they worship youth so much it's almost paranoid. And LA is the Mecca of it all; they're taking it to the hilt. Billie Joe Armstrong

We shall play every game to the hilt with every ounce of fiber we have in our bodies. Vince Lombardi

True country music is honesty, sincerity, and real life to the hilt. Garth Brooks

He grunted with satisfaction. The feel of the hilt cheered him and gave him a glow of confidence. Whatever webs of conspiracy were drawn about him, whatever trickery and treachery ensnared him, this knife was real. The great muscles of his right arm swelled in anticipation of murderous blows. Robert E. Howard

The lake-beings about him drew daggers and moved upon Kull. Then the king laughed and set his back against a column, gripping his sword hilt until the muscles stood out on his right arm in great ridges. "This is a game I understand, ghosts," he laughed. Robert E. Howard

There are various kinds of spirit involved in letting go the hilt. There is the spirit of winning without a sword. There is also the spirit of holding the long sword but not winning. The various methods cannot be expressed in writing. You must train well. Miyamoto Musashi

Close letter words and terms

hilsah Hilsea Hilson hilted hiltless Hiltner