hilt

hilt  (hlt)

n.

The handle of a weapon or tool.

Idiom:

to the hilt

To the limit; completely: played the role to the hilt.

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[Middle English, from Old English.]

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hilt

Noun

1. the handle or shaft of a sword, dagger, or knife

2. to the hilt to the full: he plays the role to the hilt [Old English]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hilt - the handle of a sword or dagger basket hilt - a hilt with a basket-shaped guard for the hand dagger, sticker - a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" pommel, knob - an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger sword, steel, blade, brand - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

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hilt

noun handle, grip, haft, handgrip, helve to the hilt (Informal) fully, completely, totally, entirely, wholly

Translations

hilt [hɪlt] n [of sword] → empuñadura;

to the hilt (fig) [support] → incondicionalmente;

to be in debt up to the hilt → estar hasta el cuello de deudas

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hilt [hɪlt] n [of sword] → garde f;

to the hilt (fig) [support] → à fond

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hilt [hɪlt] n (of sword, knife) → Heft nt;

to the hilt → voll und ganz

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hilt [hɪlt] n [of sword] → elsa;

to the hilt (fig) [support] → fino in fondo