Avast definitions

Avast

1) Ahoy 2) Call at sea 3) Call from a tar 4) Call on the main 5) Call to a swab 6) Cease, afloat 7) Cease, asea 8) Cease, to a sailor 9) Check from a deck 10) Command at sea 11) Command from Bligh 12) Command to a sailor 13) Command to a swab 14) Command to halt 15) Command to swabs 16) Crew cry 17) Cry at sea
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avast

Stop, hold, cease or desist. AVAST YE SCURVY DOGS
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avast

Stop, hold, cease or desist. AVAST YE SCURVY DOGS
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Avast

Stop, cease or desist from whatever is being done. From the Dutch hou' vast (â€œhold fastâ€), from houd (â€œholdâ€) + vast (â€œfastâ€).
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Avast

Stop, cease or desist from whatever is being done. From the Dutch hou' vast (
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Avast

A command to stop, as in “Avast, mateys! Let’s weigh anchor here.”
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Avast

• (a.) Cease; stop; stay.
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Avast

A command to stop or cease what one is doing.
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Avast

A command to stop or cease what one is doing.
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Avast

nautical term meaning stop what you are doing, derived/corrupted from 'hold fast'.
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Avast

A command to stop or cease what one is doing.
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Avast

A·vast' interj. [ Corrupted from Dutch houd vast hold fast. See Hold , transitive verb , and Fast , adjective ] (Nautical) Cease; stop; stay. ' Avast heaving.' Totten.
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