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bight
- pronunciation:
- baIt
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the loop or slack part of a rope, as opposed to the ends.
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| definition 2: |
a bend in a shoreline, or the body of water bounded by such a bend, such as a bay.
- similar words:
- bay
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| related words: |
gulf |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bighted, bighting, bights |
| definition: |
to secure with a bight of rope.
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