First Known Use: 1681
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avast
verb imperative \ə-ˈvast\
Definition of AVAST
—a nautical command to stop or cease
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Origin of AVAST
perhaps from Dutch houd vast hold fast
Rhymes with AVAST
aghast, at last, bedfast, Belfast, bombast, broadcast, bypast, contrast, dicast, dismast, downcast, dynast, fantast, flypast, forecast, foremast, forepassed, full blast, gymnast, half-caste, half-mast, handfast, holdfast, lightfast, mainmast, makefast, march-past, miscast, newscast, oblast, offcast, outcast, outcaste, precast, recast, repast, roughcast, sandblast, sand-cast, shamefast, sportscast, topmast, trade-last, typecast, upcast, webcast, windblast
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