'Limit' definitions:

Definition of 'limit'

(from WordNet)
noun
The greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" [syn: limit, bound, boundary]
noun
Final or latest limiting point [syn: terminus ad quem, terminal point, limit]
noun
As far as something can go
noun
The boundary of a specific area [syn: limit, demarcation, demarcation line]
noun
The mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity [syn: limit, limit point, point of accumulation]
noun
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" [syn: limit, limitation]
verb
Place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle]
verb
Restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" [syn: limit, circumscribe, confine]
verb
Decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" [syn: specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit]

Definition of 'Limit'

From: GCIDE
  • Limit \Lim"it\ (l[i^]m"[i^]t), n. [From L. limes, limitis: cf. F. limite; -or from E. limit, v. See Limit, v. t.]
  • 1. That which terminates, circumscribes, restrains, or confines; the bound, border, or edge; the utmost extent; as, the limit of a walk, of a town, of a country; the limits of human knowledge or endeavor. [1913 Webster]
  • As eager of the chase, the maid Beyond the forest's verdant limits strayed. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The space or thing defined by limits. [1913 Webster]
  • The archdeacon hath divided it Into three limits very equally. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. That which terminates a period of time; hence, the period itself; the full time or extent. [1913 Webster]
  • The dateless limit of thy dear exile. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • The limit of your lives is out. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A restriction; a check; a curb; a hindrance. [1913 Webster]
  • I prithee, give no limits to my tongue. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Logic & Metaph.) A determining feature; a distinguishing characteristic; a differentia. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Math.) A determinate quantity, to which a variable one continually approaches, and may differ from it by less than any given difference, but to which, under the law of variation, the variable can never become exactly equivalent. [1913 Webster]
  • Elastic limit. See under Elastic.
  • Prison limits, a definite, extent of space in or around a prison, within which a prisoner has liberty to go and come.
  • Syn: Boundary; border; edge; termination; restriction; bound; confine. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Limit'

From: GCIDE
  • Limit \Lim"it\ (l[i^]m"[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Limited; p. pr. & vb. n. Limiting.] [F. limiter, L. limitare, fr. limes, limitis, limit; prob. akin to limen threshold, E. eliminate; cf. L. limus sidelong.] To apply a limit to, or set a limit for; to terminate, circumscribe, or restrict, by a limit or limits; as, to limit the acreage of a crop; to limit the issue of paper money; to limit one's ambitions or aspirations; to limit the meaning of a word. [1913 Webster]
  • Limiting parallels (Astron.), those parallels of latitude between which only an occultation of a star or planet by the moon, in a given case, can occur. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Limit'

From: GCIDE
  • Limit \Lim"it\, v. i. To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region; as, a limiting friar. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'limit'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Limit'