Ult

//ʌlt// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The final (ultimate) syllable of a word.

    "Main stress falls on the antepenult, with secondary stress falling on the ult."

  2. 2
    An ultimate; the most powerful ability available to a character. slang

    "In addition to his healing and teleportion powers, Bard also has a unique ultimate ability, or ult. Ults are the most powerful moves each champion has—the one that takes the longest to unlock in a game, and is activated by pressing "R.""

  3. 3
    One's ultimately favorite group or member, i.e. a preference which is never expected to change.
Verb
  1. 1
    To use a character's ultimate ability. slang
Adjective
  1. 1
    in or of the month preceding the present one wordnet

Synonyms

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ultiultiultimoultimo

Example

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"Main stress falls on the antepenult, with secondary stress falling on the ult."

Etymology

Clipping of ultimate.

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