| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Cease; stop; stay.[Websters]
2. Being pleasant or comfortable. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb avastly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (avastly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective avast.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
"AVAST" is a common misspelling or typo for: east, vast, vest, avert, vats, avis, avgas, averts, a vast. |
Date "AVAST" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1681. (references) |
| Etymology:Avast \A*vast"\, interj. [Corrupted from Dutch houd vast hold fast. See Hold, transitive verb, and Fast,]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: AVAST
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Transportation | A command to cease or desist from whatever is being done. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
