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limit > 9 senses
NOUN	1	limit, bound, boundary	The greatest possible degree of something
	2	limit, terminus ad quem, terminal point	Final or latest limiting point
	3	limit, demarcation, demarcation line	The boundary of a specific area
	4	limit	As far as something can go
	5	limit, limit point, point of accumulation	The mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
	6	limit, limitation	The greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
VERB	1	limit, restrict, restrain, trammel, bound, confine, throttle	Place limits on (extent or access)
	2	limit, circumscribe, confine	Restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
	3	limit, specify, set, determine, fix	Decide upon or fix definitely

limit > pronunciation
Sounds	lih'maht
Rhymes	abbot, abut, accredit, and 364 more rhymes in aht...

limit > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The greatest possible degree of something.
Examples	"to the limit of his ability"
Synonyms	bound, boundary
Broader	extent
Narrower	knife-edge; starkness, absoluteness, utterness; thermal barrier, heat barrier; utmost, uttermost, maximum, level best; verge, brink
Verbs	limit; limit; limit

limit > noun 2, time
Meaning	Final or latest limiting point.
Synonyms	terminus ad quem, terminal point
Broader	end, ending
Adjectives	self-limited
Verbs	limit

limit > noun 3, location
Meaning	The boundary of a specific area.
Synonyms	demarcation, demarcation line
Broader	boundary, bound, bounds
Narrower	city limit, city limits; upper limit; lower limit; three-mile limit

limit > noun 4, location
Meaning	As far as something can go.
Broader	extremity
Narrower	maximum; minimum; range, reach

limit > noun 5, quantity
Meaning	The mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity.
Synonyms	limit point, point of accumulation
Broader	indefinite quantity
Narrower	range

limit > noun 6, quantity
Meaning	The greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed.
Examples	"there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"
Synonyms	limitation
Broader	indefinite quantity
Narrower	extremum, peak; cutoff

limit > verb 1, change
Meaning	Place limits on (extent or access).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"limit the time you can spend with your friends"
Synonyms	restrict, restrain, trammel, bound, confine, throttle
Broader	control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Narrower	reduce, tighten; tie; gate; draw the line, draw a line; mark off, mark out; rule, harness, rein; baffle, regulate; hamper, halter, cramp, strangle; stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrain; clamp down, crack down; inhibit; restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
Nouns	limitation; limitation; limitation; limiter; limit; limitation

limit > verb 2, change
Meaning	Restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day".
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	circumscribe, confine
Broader	decrease, lessen, minify
Narrower	hold down; number, keep down; cap; restrict, curtail, curb, cut back; demarcate, delimit, delimitate; content; ration
Nouns	limitation; limitation; limitation; limit; limitation

limit > verb 3, communication
Meaning	Decide upon or fix definitely.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	specify, set, determine, fix
Broader	choose, take, select, pick out
Narrower	quantify; name; reset; define
Nouns	limit; limit

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