All bitting synonyms

verb bitting

• restrict — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
• hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
• contain — If something such as a box, bag, room, or place contains things, those things are inside it.
• restrain — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
• hamper — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
• prohibit — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
• forbid — to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place: to forbid him entry to the house.
• outlaw — a lawless person or habitual criminal, especially one who is a fugitive from the law.
• stymie — Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt.
• control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
• prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
• halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
• stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
• reduce — to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
• arrest — If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
• curb — If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
• pause — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
• impede — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
• interrupt — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
• bit — A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
• hold — 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.
• rebuff — a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances.
• discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
• inhibit — to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
• bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
• preclude — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
• choke — When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs.
• withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
• limit — 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 — to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
• bridle — 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 — To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
• clog — When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through.
• fetter — a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
• subdue — to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul.
• cook — When you cook a meal, you prepare food for eating by heating it.
• abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
• check — Check is also a noun.
• muzzle — the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.
• manacle — a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
• leash — a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
• ice — the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
• shackle — a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
• tie — 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 — to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
• refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
• hobble — to walk lamely; limp.
• hog-tie — If someone hog-ties an animal or a person, they tie their legs together, or they tie their arms and legs together.
• deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
• cramp — 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.