hilt
noun
[ hɪlt ]
• the handle of a weapon or tool, especially a sword, dagger, or knife.
Origin:
Old English hilt, hilte, of Germanic origin.
to the hilt
• as much as possible; to the utmost degree.
• "the estate was mortgaged to the hilt"
Similar:
completely,
fully,
wholly,
totally,
entirely,
utterly,
unreservedly,
unconditionally,
in every respect,
in all respects,
one hundred per cent,
every inch,
to the full,
to the maximum extent,
all the way,
body and soul,
heart and soul,
