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bitt

We found 9 definitions of bitt from 6 different sources.

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What does bitt mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

bitts, bitting, bitted  

bitt - secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line"
  fasten, secure, fix attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • bitt (Noun)
    The bitts.
  • bitt (Noun)
    A bollard.
  • bitt (Verb)
    To put round the bitts.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bitt (n.)
    See Bitts.
  • bitt (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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • bitt
    A strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed on the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines etc. are secured.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • bitt
    bit, v.t. (naut.) to fasten round the Bitts (q.v.)

Part of speech

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  • bitt, verb, present, 1st person singular of bitt (infinitive).
  • bitt, verb (infinitive).
  • bitt, noun, singular of bitts.

Pronunciation

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