limit
adjective
1. (poker) Being a fixed limit game.
noun
1. the greatest possible degree of something
- to the limit of his ability
Similar word(s): bound, boundary
Definition categories: attribute, extent
2. final or latest limiting point
Definition categories: time, end, ending
3. as far as something can go
Definition categories: location, extremity
4. the boundary of a specific area
Similar word(s): demarcation
Definition categories: location, bound, boundary, bounds
5. the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
Definition categories: quantity
6. 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
Similar word(s): limitation
Definition categories: quantity
Sentences with limit as a noun:
- There are several existing limits to executive power.
- Two drinks is my limit tonight.
- The sequence of reciprocals has zero as its limit.
- Category theory defines a very general concept of limit.
- the limit of a walk, of a town, or of a country
verb
1. place limits on (extent or amount or access)
- limit the time you can spend with your friends
Similar word(s): bound, confine, restrict, throttle, trammel
Definition categories: change
2. restrict or confine within limits
- I limit you to two visits to the pub a day
Similar word(s): circumscribe
Definition categories: change, decrease, lessen, minify
3. decide upon or fix definitely
Similar word(s): define, determine, fix, set, specify
Definition categories: communication, choose, select, take
Sentences with limit as a verb:
- We need to limit the power of the executive.
- I'm limiting myself to two drinks tonight.
- The sequence limits on the point a.
- a limiting friar