avast

avast: avast 1680s, a nautical interjection, "hold! stop!" probably worn down from Du. houd vast "hold fast."

AVAST. -- The order to stop, or pause, in any exercise or operation; as Avast heaving -- that is to say, desist, or stop, from drawing in the cable or hawser, by means of the capstan &c. [George Biddlecombe, "The Art of Rigging," 1848]

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Avast — avast! Entwickler: Alwil Software Aktuelle Version: 4.8.1335 (1988–2009) Betriebssystem: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X Kategorie … Deutsch Wikipedia
Avast! — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Avast! es un software antivirus de la firma checa Alwil Software. Cuenta con varias versiones, que cubren desde el usuario doméstico hasta el corporativo. Contenido 1 Acerca de Alwil Software y su Antivirus Avast! 2… … Wikipedia Español
Avast — avast! avast! Développeur Alwil Software Dernière version 4.8.1356 (le 25 septembre 2009 … Wikipédia en Français
Avast! — Développeur Alwil Software Dernière version 4.8.1356 (le 25 septembre 2009 … Wikipédia en Français
Avast! — Скриншот программы Тип … Википедия
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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avast — [ə vast΄] interj. [< Du hou vast, houd vast, hold fast] Naut. stop; cease; halt … English World dictionary

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