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Definition: Avast
Avast
\A*vast"\ ([.a]*v[.a]st"), interj. [Corrupted from D. houd
vast hold fast. See
Hold, v. t., and
Fast, a.] (Naut.)
Cease; stop; stay.
“Avast heaving.” --Totten.
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