'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
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
- abate,
- accommodation,
- acme,
- adjust to,
- all,
- alter,
- apex,
- apogee,
- appoint,
- area,
- assign,
- assuage,
- bar,
- be into,
- be strong in,
- bitter end,
- border,
- border line,
- bottom dollar,
- bound,
- boundary,
- boundary condition,
- boundary line,
- bounds,
- bourn,
- box,
- box in,
- box up,
- break boundary,
- breakoff point,
- bridle,
- brim,
- brink,
- brow,
- burden,
- butt,
- butt end,
- cap,
- capacity,
- caution,
- ceiling,
- channel,
- check,
- circumscribe,
- circumscription,
- climax,
- cloud nine,
- compass,
- condition,
- confine,
- confinement,
- confines,
- constrict,
- contain,
- content,
- continence,
- contract,
- copyright,
- cordage,
- cramp,
- crest,
- crown,
- culmen,
- culmination,
- curb,
- cutoff,
- cutoff point,
- deadline,
- define,
- delimit,
- delimitate,
- delimitation,
- determinant,
- determine,
- diminish,
- discipline,
- district,
- divide,
- division line,
- draw in,
- draw the line,
- edge,
- enclose,
- end,
- enough,
- environs,
- extent,
- extreme,
- extreme limit,
- extremity,
- fag end,
- farthest bound,
- feature,
- finish,
- fix,
- floor,
- focus,
- follow,
- frontier,
- go in,
- go in for,
- guide,
- heaven,
- heavens,
- hedge,
- hedge about,
- height,
- hem,
- hem in,
- high noon,
- high-water mark,
- highest degree,
- highest pitch,
- highest point,
- hinder,
- hold in check,
- inhibit,
- interface,
- it,
- joke,
- jumping-off place,
- keep from spreading,
- keep within bounds,
- leaven,
- lessen,
- limen,
- limitation,
- limiting factor,
- limits,
- line,
- line of demarcation,
- localize,
- low-water mark,
- lower limit,
- major in,
- march,
- margin,
- mark,
- mark out,
- maximum,
- measure,
- meridian,
- mete,
- minor in,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- moderation,
- modify,
- modulate,
- mountaintop,
- narrow,
- ne plus ultra,
- nib,
- no place higher,
- noon,
- nth degree,
- outrage,
- palliate,
- patent,
- peak,
- perimeter,
- periphery,
- pinch,
- pinnacle,
- pitch,
- point,
- pole,
- poundage,
- precincts,
- prescribe,
- prescription,
- proscription,
- purlieus,
- pursue,
- qualification,
- qualify,
- quantity,
- quarter,
- reduce,
- region,
- register,
- regulate by,
- restrain,
- restraint,
- restrict,
- restriction,
- ridge,
- rim,
- room,
- scant,
- season,
- separate,
- set,
- set conditions,
- set limits,
- seventh heaven,
- sky,
- snape,
- soften,
- space,
- specialize,
- specialize in,
- spire,
- stand,
- start,
- starting line,
- starting point,
- stint,
- stowage,
- straiten,
- stub,
- stump,
- summit,
- surprise,
- surround,
- tag,
- tag end,
- tail,
- tail end,
- taper,
- target date,
- temper,
- term,
- terminal date,
- termination,
- terminus,
- territory,
- the last straw,
- the limit,
- the whole,
- threshold,
- Thule,
- tighten,
- time allotment,
- tip,
- tip-top,
- tonnage,
- too much,
- top,
- Ultima Thule,
- upmost,
- upper extremity,
- upper limit,
- uppermost,
- utmost,
- utmost extent,
- uttermost,
- verge,
- vertex,
- very top,
- volume,
- zenith,
- zone
Words containing 'Limit'
- Limitable,
- Limitate,
- Limitation,
- Limited,
- Limitedly,
- Limiter,
- Limiting,
- Limitive,
- limits,
- off limits,
- to the limit,
- Elastic limit,
- Jail limits,
- Limited company,
- Limited liability,
- Limited partnership,
- Limiting parallels,
- Prison limits,
- Statute of limitations,
- age limit,
- auto limitation,
- city limit,
- city limits,
- debt limit,
- go the limit,
- limit point,
- limited audit,
- limited edition,
- limited review,
- limited war,
- lower limit,
- off-limits,
- speed limit,
- time limit,
- upper limit,
- Lunar ecliptic limit,
- Solar ecliptic limit,
- To know one's own limitations,
- lower-limit,
- self-limited,
- sex-limited,
- strategic arms limitation talks,
- the three-mile limit,
- three-mile limit