English-Thai Dictionary
avast
INT หยุด
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
AVAST
exclam.In seamen's language, cease; stop; stay.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
AVAST
A *vast ", interj. Etym: [Corrupted from D. houd vast hold fast. See Hold, v. t., and Fast, a.] (Naut. )
Defn: Cease; stop; stay. "Avast heaving. " Totten.
New American Oxford Dictionary
avast
a vast |əˈvast əˈvæst | ▶exclam. Nautical stop; cease: you, young man, avast there! ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Dutch hou'vast, houd vast ‘hold fast! ’
Oxford Dictionary
avast
avast |əˈvɑːst | ▶exclamation Nautical stop; cease: a sailor is expected to keep hauling until the mate hollers ‘Avast! ’. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Dutch hou'vast, houd vast ‘hold fast! ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
avast
a vast /əvǽst |əvɑ́ːst /間投詞 〘海 〙やめ, 待て .
The Wordsmith Dictionary