avast

[ uh-vast, uh-vahst ]

/ əˈvæst, əˈvɑst /

verb (imperative) Nautical.

(used as a command to stop or cease): Avast heaving!

Origin of avast

1675–85; perhaps <Dutch houd vast hold fast (see hold¹, fast¹)

Words nearby avast

avarice, avaricious, avascular, avascular graft, avascularization, avast, avatar, avaunt, A.V.C., avdp., ave

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Example sentences from the Web for avast

"Avast, and belay there with a double turn, goodman host," exclaimed the Captain.
The Knight of the Golden Melice|John Turvill Adams
In a few minutes the second mate came up, hallooing to us to "avast," and laughing.
Ned Myers|James Fenimore Cooper
So the fairy prince looked over the back fence and said, 'Avast there,' so the boy avasted as fast as he could.
What Two Children Did|Charlotte E. Chittenden
I said so unto him at after, but all I gat of my noble admiral was “Avast there!”
Joyce Morrell's Harvest|Emily Sarah Holt

Get a good purchase, and none of your singsong; avast all jabber.
In Clive's Command|Herbert Strang

British Dictionary definitions for avast

avast

/ (əˈvɑːst) /

sentence substitute

nautical stop! cease!

Word Origin for avast

C17: perhaps from Dutch hou'vast hold fast

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单词	avast
释义	avast [ uh-vast, uh-vahst ] / əˈvæst, əˈvɑst / verb (imperative) Nautical. (used as a command to stop or cease): Avast heaving! Origin of avast 1675–85; perhaps <Dutch houd vast hold fast (see hold¹, fast¹) Words nearby avast avarice, avaricious, avascular, avascular graft, avascularization, avast, avatar, avaunt, A.V.C., avdp., ave Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for avast "Avast, and belay there with a double turn, goodman host," exclaimed the Captain. The Knight of the Golden Melice\|John Turvill Adams In a few minutes the second mate came up, hallooing to us to "avast," and laughing. Ned Myers\|James Fenimore Cooper So the fairy prince looked over the back fence and said, 'Avast there,' so the boy avasted as fast as he could. What Two Children Did\|Charlotte E. Chittenden I said so unto him at after, but all I gat of my noble admiral was “Avast there!” Joyce Morrell's Harvest\|Emily Sarah Holt Get a good purchase, and none of your singsong; avast all jabber. In Clive's Command\|Herbert Strang British Dictionary definitions for avast avast / (əˈvɑːst) / sentence substitute nautical stop! cease! Word Origin for avast C17: perhaps from Dutch hou'vast hold fast Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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