hilt (h?lt)n. The handle of a weapon or tool.Idiom: to the hilt To the limit; completely: played the role to the hilt.[Middle English, from Old English.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.hilt (h?lt) n1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) the handle or shaft of a sword, dagger, etc2. to the hilt to the fullvb (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (tr) to supply with a hilt[Old English; related to Old Norse hjalt, Old Saxon helta oar handle, Old High German helza]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014hilt (h?lt) n. 1. the handle of a sword or dagger. 2. the handle of any weapon or tool. v.t. 3. to furnish with a hilt. Idioms: to the hilt, to the maximum extent or degree; completely; fully. [before 900; Middle English, Old English hilt(e), c. Old Saxon hilte, helta, Old High German helza, Old Norse hjalt] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.hiltPast participle: hiltedGerund: hiltingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativehilthiltPresentI hiltyou hilthe/she/it hiltswe hiltyou hiltthey hiltPreteriteI hiltedyou hiltedhe/she/it hiltedwe hiltedyou hiltedthey hiltedPresent ContinuousI am hiltingyou are hiltinghe/she/it is hiltingwe are hiltingyou are hiltingthey are hiltingPresent PerfectI have hiltedyou have hiltedhe/she/it has hiltedwe have hiltedyou have hiltedthey have hiltedPast ContinuousI was hiltingyou were hiltinghe/she/it was hiltingwe were hiltingyou were hiltingthey were hiltingPast PerfectI had hiltedyou had hiltedhe/she/it had hiltedwe had hiltedyou had hiltedthey had hiltedFutureI will hiltyou will hilthe/she/it will hiltwe will hiltyou will hiltthey will hiltFuture PerfectI will have hiltedyou will have hiltedhe/she/it will have hiltedwe will have hiltedyou will have hiltedthey will have hiltedFuture ContinuousI will be hiltingyou will be hiltinghe/she/it will be hiltingwe will be hiltingyou will be hiltingthey will be hiltingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been hiltingyou have been hiltinghe/she/it has been hiltingwe have been hiltingyou have been hiltingthey have been hiltingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been hiltingyou will have been hiltinghe/she/it will have been hiltingwe will have been hiltingyou will have been hiltingthey will have been hiltingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been hiltingyou had been hiltinghe/she/it had been hiltingwe had been hiltingyou had been hiltingthey had been hiltingConditionalI would hiltyou would hilthe/she/it would hiltwe would hiltyou would hiltthey would hiltPast ConditionalI would have hiltedyou would have hiltedhe/she/it would have hiltedwe would have hiltedyou would have hiltedthey would have hiltedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011