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Noun limit has 6 senses
- limit, bounds, boundary - the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
--1 is a kind of extent
--1 has particulars:
- terminus ad quem, terminal point, limit - final or latest limiting point
--2 is a kind of end, ending
- limit, demarcation, demarcation line - the boundary of a specific area
--3 is a kind of boundary, bound, bounds
--3 has particulars:
- limit - as far as something can go
--4 is a kind of extremity
--4 has particulars: maximum; minimum; range, reach
- limit, limit point, point of accumulation - the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
--5 is a kind of indefinite quantity
--5 has particulars: range
- limit, limitation - the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"
--6 is a kind of indefinite quantity
--6 has particulars: extremum, peak; cutoff
Verb limit has 3 senses
- restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
--1 is one way to control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- limit, circumscribe, confine - restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
--2 is one way to decrease, lessen, minify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- specify, set, determine, fix, limit - decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
--3 is one way to choose, take, select, pick out
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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