All bitted synonyms
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B b 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, 1843β1913, 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.