Avast

/əˈvɑːst/

Synonyms for "avast" (20 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Intj(2 words)
avast!cut it out!
Interjection(2 words)

Strong matches (6)

Intj(5 words)
enough!give it a break!halt!have done!hold fast!
Interjection(1 words)

Related words (10)

Intj(8 words)
hold!knock it off!leave off!not so fast!softstay!stop [⇒ thesaurus]!whoa!
Interjection(2 words)

Related word relations

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More general

7 entries
archaic expressionarchaic verbimperative verbinterjectionintransitive verbnaval commandverb

More specific

8 entries
archaic interjectionbelaycease operationshalt engineshalt productionholdnautical exclamationstop movement

Collocations

10 entries
avast all handsavast immediatelyavast the enginesavast the shipavast thereavast yeavast ye lubbersavast ye mateysavast ye sailorsshouted avast

Inflections

3 entries

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Avast!

Source: tatoeba (11574179)

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

Source: wiktionary

Avaſt, brother, avaſt! ſheer off—Yo ho! you turnkey, vvhy don't you keep a better look out? here's one of your crazy priſoners broke from his laſhings, I do ſuppoſe.

Source: wiktionary

[T]he sail went into the water, and he could not drag it in. "Avast heaving," said Gascoigne, "till I throw her up and take the wind out of it."

Source: wiktionary

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