ult
UK/ʌlt/
ult noun: the final (ultimate) syllable of a word.
Noun
ult (plural ults)
- The final (ultimate) syllable of a word.
- Main stress falls on the antepenult, with secondary stress falling on the ult.2013, Elizabeth C[ook] Zsiga, The Sounds of Language, Wiley, →ISBN, page 368
- An ultimate; the most powerful ability available to a character.
- In addition to his healing and teleportion powers, Bard also has a unique ultimate ability, or ult. Ults are the most powerful moves each champion has—the one that takes the longest to unlock in a game, and is activated by pressing "R."2015 March 13, Yannick LeJacq, “Why Bard Is Such An Exciting League Of Legends Champion”, in Kotaku, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2021
- To me, Lucio is the pinnacle of what a support character should be, he's fast, he's fun, he's useful, he can get eliminations and his ult can change the course of a game.2016 June 2, Paul Tassi, “'Overwatch' Needs Not One, But Two New Support Heroes As Soon As Possible”, in Forbes, New York, N.Y.: Forbes Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2021
- Synonyms:
- ulti
- One's ultimately favorite group or member, i.e. a preference which is never expected to change.
- One's go-to best move for a kind of situation.
- A move that had critical success.
Verb
ult (third-person singular simple present ults, present participle ulting, simple past and past participle ulted)
- To use a character's ultimate ability.
- Synonyms:
- ulti
- To bring out one's go-to best move for a kind of situation.
- To make a move with critical success.
Examples of ult in a sentence
- The cost for both agents' ultimate abilities, Showstopper and Orbital Strike, respectively, have been increased to seven ult points.2020 July 22, Puah Ziwei, “'Valorant' patch 1.04 buffs Viper, nerfs Raze and Brimstone”, in NME, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2021:
- To improve her team repositioning Ultimate and put in more in line with the power of Valkyrie's Ultimate, Wraith's Interdimensional Portal can now cross twice the distance it could before.2023 February 8, Ollie Toms, “All the Legend and weapon changes coming to Apex Legends Season 16”, in Rock Paper Shotgun, archived from the...
Synonyms of ult
- ulti
Forms of ult
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | ults |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | ults |
| present participle | ulting |
| past participle | ulted |
| past | ulted |
Origin of ult
Clipping of ultimate.
Words formed from ult
- ultdom
Words that rhyme with ult
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Questions about ult
- What does ult mean?
- Ult means the final (ultimate) syllable of a word.
- How do you use ult in a sentence?
- The cost for both agents' ultimate abilities, Showstopper and Orbital Strike, respectively, have been increased to seven ult points.
- What part of speech is ult?
- Ult can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce ult?
- Ult is pronounced /ʌlt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ult?
- The plural of ult is ults.
Words near ult in the dictionary
Source and license
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