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Avast

//əˈvɑːst// intj, slang

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    Hold fast!; cease!; stop!

    "Then pull avvay, hoa up, hoa up, hoa up, ſo avaſt there, Sir."

  2. 2
    In imitation of pirates: listen!; pay attention! slang

    "Avast, ye landlubbers!"

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Dutch hou vast, houd vast (“hold fast!”), from houd (imperative of houden, “to hold”) + vast (“fast, firm, tight”, adverb). Doublet of hold fast.

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