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Definition of Bitt
1. Noun. A strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines). "The road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards"
Exact synonyms: Bollard
Terms within: Bitthead
Group relationships: Dock, Pier, Wharf, Wharfage
Generic synonyms: Post
Specialized synonyms: Riding Bitt
Category relationships: Ship
Terms within: Bitthead
Group relationships: Dock, Pier, Wharf, Wharfage
Generic synonyms: Post
Specialized synonyms: Riding Bitt
Category relationships: Ship
2. Verb. Secure with a bitt. "Bitt the ship line"
Definition of Bitt
1. n. See Bitts.
2. v. t. 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.
Definition of Bitt
1. Verb. 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. ¹
2. Noun. (nautical) A bollard ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bitt
1. to secure a cable [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bitt
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