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All bitted synonyms

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verb bitted

  • limit β€” the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
  • squelch β€” to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
  • bridle β€” A bridle is a set of straps that is put around a horse's head and mouth so that the person riding or driving the horse can control it.
  • constrain β€” To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
  • clog β€” When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through.
  • fetter β€” a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
  • subdue β€” to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul.
  • cook β€” When you cook a meal, you prepare food for eating by heating it.
  • abstain β€” If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
  • check β€” Check is also a noun.
  • muzzle β€” the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.
  • manacle β€” a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
  • leash β€” a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
  • ice β€” the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
  • shackle β€” a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
  • tie β€” to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted: to tie a tin can on a dog's tail.
  • scrub β€” to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
  • refrain β€” to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
  • hobble β€” to walk lamely; limp.
  • hog-tie β€” If someone hog-ties an animal or a person, they tie their legs together, or they tie their arms and legs together.
  • deny β€” When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
  • cramp β€” Cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramp in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of time.
  • avert β€” If you avert something unpleasant, you prevent it from happening.
  • faze β€” to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt: The worst insults cannot faze him.
  • interdict β€” Civil Law. any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.
  • taboo β€” proscribed by society as improper or unacceptable: Taboo language is usually bleeped on TV. Synonyms: prohibited, banned, forbidden, proscribed. Antonyms: allowed, permitted, permissible; sanctioned.
  • ward β€” (Aaron) Montgomery, 1843–1913, U.S. merchant and mail-order retailer.
  • sandbag β€” a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc.
  • cut short β€” to stop abruptly before the end
  • hold back β€” to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
  • nip in the bud β€” Botany. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud) an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
  • hold down β€” to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • hold in β€” to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • keep back β€” to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
  • play for time β€” a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
  • rein in β€” control, restrain
  • slow down β€” moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
  • bottle up β€” If you bottle up strong feelings, you do not express them or show them, especially when this makes you tense or angry.
  • tie up β€” that with which anything is tied.
  • cool down β€” If someone cools down or if you cool them down, they become less angry than they were.
  • cool off β€” If someone or something cools off, or if you cool them off, they become cooler after having been hot.
  • send up β€” an entertaining or humorous burlesque or parody; takeoff: The best skit in the revue was a send-up of TV game shows.
  • defer β€” If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time.
  • forbear β€” to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
  • keep β€” to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
  • postpone β€” to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
  • put off β€” to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
  • refuse β€” to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
  • keep out β€” to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
  • hang up β€” the way in which a thing hangs.
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