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BITT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)
Example:
the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards
Synonyms:
bitt; bollard
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bitt" is a kind of...):
post (an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position)
Meronyms (parts of "bitt"):
bitthead (the upper end of a bitt)
Domain category:
ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bitt"):
riding bitt (one of the large bitts used to secure the cable of a dropped anchor)
Holonyms ("bitt" is a part of...):
dock; pier; wharf; wharfage (a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats)
Derivation:
bitt (secure with a bitt)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Secure with a bitt
Example:
bitt the ship line
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "bitt" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
bitt (a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines))
