| limit | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. bound, boundary, limit | the greatest possible degree of something.; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability" |
| ~ extent | the distance or area or volume over which something extends.; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent" |
| ~ knife-edge | a narrow boundary.; "he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity" |
| ~ absoluteness, starkness, utterness | the quality of being complete or utter or extreme.; "the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections" |
| ~ heat barrier, thermal barrier | a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating. |
| ~ level best, utmost, uttermost, maximum | the greatest possible degree.; "he tried his utmost" |
| ~ verge, brink | the limit beyond which something happens or changes.; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy" |
| n. (time) | 2. limit, terminal point, terminus ad quem | final or latest limiting point. |
| ~ end, ending | the point in time at which something ends.; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" |
| n. (location) | 3. limit | as far as something can go. |
| ~ extremity | the outermost or farthest region or point. |
| ~ maximum | the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right. |
| ~ minimum | the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right. |
| ~ reach, range | the limits within which something can be effective.; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire" |
| n. (location) | 4. demarcation, demarcation line, limit | the boundary of a specific area. |
| ~ edge | the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something.; "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge" |
| ~ boundary, bounds, bound | the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something. |
| ~ city limit, city limits | the limits of the area occupied by a city or town. |
| ~ upper limit | the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something. |
| ~ lower limit | the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something. |
| ~ three-mile limit | the limit of a nation's territorial waters. |
| n. (quantity) | 5. limit, limit point, point of accumulation | the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity. |
| ~ indefinite quantity | an estimated quantity. |
| n. (quantity) | 6. 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" |
| ~ indefinite quantity | an estimated quantity. |
| ~ peak, extremum | the most extreme possible amount or value.; "voltage peak" |
| ~ cutoff | a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated. |
| v. (change) | 7. bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel | place limits on (extent or access).; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" |
| ~ tighten, reduce | narrow or limit.; "reduce the influx of foreigners" |
| ~ tie | limit or restrict to.; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports" |
| ~ gate | restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment. |
| ~ draw a line, draw the line | reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on).; "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!" |
| ~ mark off, mark out | set boundaries to and delimit.; "mark out the territory" |
| ~ harness, rein, rule | keep in check.; "rule one's temper" |
| ~ baffle, regulate | check the emission of (sound). |
| ~ hamper, cramp, halter, strangle | prevent the progress or free movement of.; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" |
| ~ tighten up, constrain, stiffen, tighten | restrict.; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations" |
| ~ clamp down, crack down | repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable).; "The police clamped down on illegal drugs" |
| ~ inhibit | limit the range or extent of.; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs" |
| ~ constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain | hold back. |
| ~ curb, control, hold in, contain, moderate, check, hold | lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" |
| v. (change) | 8. circumscribe, confine, limit | restrict or confine,.; "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" |
| ~ hold down | restrain.; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep" |
| ~ keep down, number | place a limit on the number of. |
| ~ cap | restrict the number or amount of.; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club" |
| ~ curtail, restrict, curb, cut back | place restrictions on.; "curtail drinking in school" |
| ~ minify, decrease, lessen | make smaller.; "He decreased his staff" |
| ~ delimitate, demarcate, delimit | set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something. |
| ~ content | satisfy in a limited way.; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day" |
| ~ ration | restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war.; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city" |
| v. (communication) | 9. define, determine, fix, limit, set, specify | decide upon or fix definitely.; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" |
| ~ quantify | use as a quantifier. |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| ~ name | mention and identify by name.; "name your accomplices!" |
| ~ reset | set anew.; "They re-set the date on the clock" |
| ~ define | give a definition for the meaning of a word.; "Define `sadness'" |
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