BITT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bitt mean? 

• BITT (noun)
  The noun BITT has 1 sense:

1. a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)

  Familiarity information: BITT used as a noun is very rare.

• BITT (verb)
  The verb BITT has 1 sense:

1. secure with a bitt

  Familiarity information: BITT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BITT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bitt; bollard

Context example:

the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards

Hypernyms ("bitt" is a kind of...):

post (an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position)

Meronyms (parts of "bitt"):

bitthead (the upper end of a bitt)

Domain category:

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bitt"):

riding bitt (one of the large bitts used to secure the cable of a dropped anchor)

Holonyms ("bitt" is a part of...):

dock; pier; wharf; wharfage (a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats)

Derivation:

bitt (secure with a bitt)

• BITT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Secure with a bitt

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

bitt the ship line

Hypernyms (to "bitt" is one way to...):

fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

bitt (a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines))

 Context examples 

Oofty-Oofty took a turn on a bitt, the rope tautened, and the Ghost, lunging onward, jerked the cook to the surface.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)