Definition of Bitt

1. Verb. Secure with a bitt. "Bitt the ship line"

Generic synonyms: Fasten, Fix, Secure

2. Noun. A strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines). "The road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"
Exact synonyms: Bollard
Terms within: Bitthead
Group relationships: Dock, Pier, Wharf, Wharfage
Generic synonyms: Post
Specialized synonyms: Riding Bitt
Category relationships: Ship

Definition of Bitt

1. n. See Bitts.

2. v. t. To put round the bitts; as, to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering away.

Definition of Bitt

1. Verb. To put round the bitts; as, to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering away. ¹

2. Noun. (nautical) A bollard ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bitt

1. to secure a cable [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bitt

bitset
bitsets
bitshift
bitshifts
bitsier
bitsiest
bitsquatting
bitstate
bitstock
bitstocks
bitstream
bitstreams
bitstring
bitstrings
bitsy
bitt (current term)
bitt-heads
bitt-pin
bitt-pins
bitt pin
bittacle
bittacles
bitte
bitted
bitten
bitten-to-the-quick
bitter
bitter-bark
bitter almond
bitter almond oil

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