Dictionary entry details
• LIMIT (noun)
Meaning:
The greatest possible degree of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
limit; bound; boundary
Context examples:
what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior / to the limit of his ability
Hypernyms ("limit" is a kind of...):
extent (the distance or area or volume over which something extends)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "limit"):
knife-edge (a narrow boundary)
absoluteness; starkness; utterness (the quality of being complete or utter or extreme)
heat barrier; thermal barrier (a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating)
level best; maximum; utmost; uttermost (the greatest possible degree)
brink; verge (the limit beyond which something happens or changes)
Meaning:
Final or latest limiting point
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
terminal point; terminus ad quem; limit
Hypernyms ("limit" is a kind of...):
end; ending (the point in time at which something ends)
Meaning:
The boundary of a specific area
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
demarcation; demarcation line; limit
Hypernyms ("limit" is a kind of...):
bound; boundary; bounds (the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "limit"):
three-mile limit (the limit of a nation's territorial waters)
lower limit (the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something)
upper limit (the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something)
city limit; city limits (the limits of the area occupied by a city or town)
Meaning:
As far as something can go
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("limit" is a kind of...):
extremity (the outermost or farthest region or point)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "limit"):
range; reach (the limits within which something can be effective)
minimum (the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right)
maximum (the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right)
Meaning:
The mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
point of accumulation; limit point; limit
Hypernyms ("limit" is a kind of...):
indefinite quantity (an estimated quantity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "limit"):
range (the limits of the values a function can take)
Meaning:
The greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
limitation; limit
Context examples:
there are limits on the amount you can bet / it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight
Hypernyms ("limit" is a kind of...):
indefinite quantity (an estimated quantity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "limit"):
extremum; peak (the most extreme possible amount or value)
cutoff (a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated)
• LIMIT (verb)
Meaning:
Place limits on (extent or access)
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
limit; throttle; trammel; confine; restrain; restrict; bound
Context examples:
restrict the use of this parking lot / limit the time you can spend with your friends
Hypernyms (to "limit" is one way to...):
check; contain; control; curb; hold; hold in; moderate (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "limit"):
cramp; halter; hamper; strangle (prevent the progress or free movement of)
constrain; stiffen; tighten; tighten up (restrict)
clamp down; crack down (repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable))
inhibit (limit the range or extent of)
constrain; cumber; encumber; restrain (hold back)
baffle; regulate (check the emission of (sound))
harness; rein; rule (keep in check)
mark off; mark out (set boundaries to and delimit)
draw a line; draw the line (reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on))
gate (restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment)
tie (limit or restrict to)
reduce; tighten (narrow or limit)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Restrict or confine,
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
confine; circumscribe; limit
Context example:
I limit you to two visits to the pub a day
Hypernyms (to "limit" is one way to...):
decrease; lessen; minify (make smaller)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "limit"):
ration (restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war)
content (satisfy in a limited way)
delimit; delimitate; demarcate (set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something)
curb; curtail; cut back; restrict (place restrictions on)
cap (restrict the number or amount of)
keep down; number (place a limit on the number of)
hold down (restrain)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Decide upon or fix definitely
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
set; limit; fix; specify; determine
Context examples:
fix the variables / specify the parameters
Hypernyms (to "limit" is one way to...):
choose; pick out; select; take (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "limit"):
quantify (use as a quantifier)
name (mention and identify by name)
reset (set anew)
define (give a definition for the meaning of a word)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
