| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Bit.[Websters]
2. To have curbed, fastened or stopped.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Seldom used past tense conjugation of the verb bitt.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (bitt) | 1. Secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line".[Wordnet]. 2. To put round the bitts; as, to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering away.[Websters]. 3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: bitting, bitted, bitts, bitter, bitters, bittingly and bittedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BITTED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1814. (references) |
Specialty Definition: bitt
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Food & Agriculture | A static structure comprising one or two bitts (i. e. posts), firmly secured to the deck and used for belaying, fastening and working ropes. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Literature | Bitt To bitt the cable is to fasten it round the "bitt" or frame made for the purpose, and placed in the fore part of the vessel. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
| Transportation | Strong iron post on ship's deck for working or fastening lines; almost invariably in pairs. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: bitt
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Bitt pin | A pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Carrick bitt | Either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship's deck. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Pawl bitt | (Naut.), a heavy timber, set abaft the windlass, to receive the strain of the pawls. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Riding bitt | One of the large bitts used to secure the cable of a dropped anchor. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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Specialty Expressions: BITTED
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| O BITTED | Business | See Zero Bitted. (references) | |
| Zero bitted | Business | Of or pertaining to a cylinder which is or is to be combinated to keys cut to the manufacturer's reference number "0" bitting. (references) | |
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