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# hilt

noun (hilt, hilts)

«hilt» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The hilt is the handle of a sword or knife. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hilt/#m1)
2. (phrase) «up to the hilt» means completely, all the way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hilt/#m2)

### In the lessons

the part of a sword you hold, not the blade; in stories a hero grips the hilt before a fight

### Examples

- She held the hilt of the sword tightly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hilt/#x1)
- The dagger had a golden hilt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hilt/#x2)
- He was in debt up to the hilt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hilt/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hilt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hilt/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hilt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hilt.html) on Mova free.