noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The bitts.
2. 2
   a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines) wordnet
3. 3
   A bollard.

Verb

1. 1
   To put round the bitts. transitive

   "to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering away"

2. 2
   secure with a bitt wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bollardbollardcompanionpartsship

Example

More examples

"These ivy vines are a little bitt too large for a machete to cut."

Related phrases

bitt-headsbitt-pintowing bitt

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