LIMIT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the greatest possible degree of something
   Synonym(s)
   • boundary (what does boundary mean?)
   • bounds (what does bounds mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior
   • to the limit of his ability
   Hypernyms(s) limit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • extent (what does extent mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • knife-edge (what does knife-edge mean?)
   • thermal barrier (what does thermal barrier mean?)
   • heat barrier (what does heat barrier mean?)
   • utmost (what does utmost mean?)
   • uttermost (what does uttermost mean?)
   • maximum (what does maximum mean?)
   • level best (what does level best mean?)
   • verge (what does verge mean?)
   • brink (what does brink mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • specify (what does specify mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   • determine (what does determine mean?)
   • fix (what does fix mean?)
   • limit (what does limit mean?)
   • limit (what does limit mean?)
   • circumscribe (what does circumscribe mean?)
   • confine (what does confine mean?)
   • restrict (what does restrict mean?)
   • restrain (what does restrain mean?)
   • trammel (what does trammel mean?)
   • limit (what does limit mean?)
   • bound (what does bound mean?)
   • confine (what does confine mean?)
   • throttle (what does throttle mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the boundary of a specific area
   Synonym(s)
   • demarcation (what does demarcation mean?)
   • demarcation line (what does demarcation line mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) limit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • boundary (what does boundary mean?)
   • bound (what does bound mean?)
   • bounds (what does bounds mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • city limit (what does city limit mean?)
   • city limits (what does city limits mean?)
   • upper limit (what does upper limit mean?)
   • lower limit (what does lower limit mean?)
   • three-mile limit (what does three-mile limit mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • demarcate (what does demarcate mean?)
   • demarcate (what does demarcate mean?)
   • delimit (what does delimit mean?)
   • delimitate (what does delimitate mean?)
3. Meaning
   • as far as something can go
   Hypernyms(s) limit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • extremity (what does extremity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • maximum (what does maximum mean?)
   • minimum (what does minimum mean?)
   • range (what does range mean?)
   • reach (what does reach mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
   Synonym(s)
   • limitation (what does limitation mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • there are limits on the amount you can bet
   • it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight
   Hypernyms(s) limit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • indefinite quantity (what does indefinite quantity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • extremum (what does extremum mean?)
   • peak (what does peak mean?)
   • cutoff (what does cutoff mean?)
5. Meaning
   • the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
   Synonym(s)
   • limit point (what does limit point mean?)
   • point of accumulation (what does point of accumulation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) limit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • indefinite quantity (what does indefinite quantity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • range (what does range mean?)
6. Meaning
   • final or latest limiting point
   Synonym(s)
   • terminal point (what does terminal point mean?)
   • terminus ad quem (what does terminus ad quem mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) limit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • end (what does end mean?)
   • ending (what does ending mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • specify (what does specify mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   • determine (what does determine mean?)
   • fix (what does fix mean?)
   • limit (what does limit mean?)

LIMIT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • place limits on (extent or access)
   Synonym(s)
   • bound (what does bound mean?)
   • confine (what does confine mean?)
   • restrain (what does restrain mean?)
   • restrict (what does restrict mean?)
   • throttle (what does throttle mean?)
   • trammel (what does trammel mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • restrict the use of this parking lot
   • limit the time you can spend with your friends
   Hypernyms(s) limit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • control (what does control mean?)
   • hold in (what does hold in mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • contain (what does contain mean?)
   • check (what does check mean?)
   • curb (what does curb mean?)
   • moderate (what does moderate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • reduce (what does reduce mean?)
   • tighten (what does tighten mean?)
   • tie (what does tie mean?)
   • gate (what does gate mean?)
   • draw the line (what does draw the line mean?)
   • draw a line (what does draw a line mean?)
   • mark off (what does mark off mean?)
   • mark out (what does mark out mean?)
   • rule (what does rule mean?)
   • harness (what does harness mean?)
   • rein (what does rein mean?)
   • baffle (what does baffle mean?)
   • regulate (what does regulate mean?)
   • hamper (what does hamper mean?)
   • halter (what does halter mean?)
   • cramp (what does cramp mean?)
   • strangle (what does strangle mean?)
   • stiffen (what does stiffen mean?)
   • tighten (what does tighten mean?)
   • tighten up (what does tighten up mean?)
   • constrain (what does constrain mean?)
   • clamp down (what does clamp down mean?)
   • crack down (what does crack down mean?)
   • inhibit (what does inhibit mean?)
   • restrain (what does restrain mean?)
   • encumber (what does encumber mean?)
   • cumber (what does cumber mean?)
   • constrain (what does constrain mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • boundary (what does boundary mean?)
   • edge (what does edge mean?)
   • bound (what does bound mean?)
   • boundary (what does boundary mean?)
   • bound (what does bound mean?)
   • bounds (what does bounds mean?)
   • limiter (what does limiter mean?)
   • clipper (what does clipper mean?)
   • limit (what does limit mean?)
   • bounds (what does bounds mean?)
   • boundary (what does boundary mean?)
   • limitation (what does limitation mean?)
   • restriction (what does restriction mean?)
   • limitation (what does limitation mean?)
   • limitation (what does limitation mean?)
   • limitation (what does limitation mean?)
   • restriction (what does restriction mean?)
   • shackle (what does shackle mean?)
   • bond (what does bond mean?)
   • hamper (what does hamper mean?)
   • trammel (what does trammel mean?)
   • trammels (what does trammels mean?)
   • restrainer (what does restrainer mean?)
   • controller (what does controller mean?)
   • restriction (what does restriction mean?)
   • limitation (what does limitation mean?)
   • restriction (what does restriction mean?)
2. Meaning
   • restrict or confine, “I limit you to two visits to the pub a day”
   Synonym(s)
   • circumscribe (what does circumscribe mean?)
   • confine (what does confine mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) limit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decrease (what does decrease mean?)
   • lessen (what does lessen mean?)
   • minify (what does minify mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • hold down (what does hold down mean?)
   • number (what does number mean?)
   • keep down (what does keep down mean?)
   • cap (what does cap mean?)
   • restrict (what does restrict mean?)
   • curtail (what does curtail mean?)
   • curb (what does curb mean?)
   • cut back (what does cut back mean?)
   • demarcate (what does demarcate mean?)
   • delimit (what does delimit mean?)
   • delimitate (what does delimitate mean?)
   • content (what does content mean?)
   • ration (what does ration mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • circumscription (what does circumscription mean?)
   • limit (what does limit mean?)
   • bounds (what does bounds mean?)
   • boundary (what does boundary mean?)
   • limitation (what does limitation mean?)
   • restriction (what does restriction mean?)
   • limitation (what does limitation mean?)
   • limitation (what does limitation mean?)
   • limitation (what does limitation mean?)
   • restriction (what does restriction mean?)
3. Meaning
   • decide upon or fix definitely
   Synonym(s)
   • determine (what does determine mean?)
   • fix (what does fix mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   • specify (what does specify mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • fix the variables
   • specify the parameters
   Hypernyms(s) limit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • choose (what does choose mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • select (what does select mean?)
   • pick out (what does pick out mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • quantify (what does quantify mean?)
   • name (what does name mean?)
   • reset (what does reset mean?)
   • define (what does define mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • terminus ad quem (what does terminus ad quem mean?)
   • terminal point (what does terminal point mean?)
   • limit (what does limit mean?)
   • limit (what does limit mean?)
   • bounds (what does bounds mean?)
   • boundary (what does boundary mean?)
   • determiner (what does determiner mean?)
   • determinative (what does determinative mean?)
   • determinant (what does determinant mean?)
   • determiner (what does determiner mean?)
   • determinative (what does determinative mean?)
   • determining factor (what does determining factor mean?)
   • causal factor (what does causal factor mean?)
   • bent (what does bent mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)