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- pronunciation:
- bIt
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a strong post standing, usu. as one of a pair, on the deck of a ship, around which cables and lines are wound and caught, as in mooring.
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| definition 2: |
a similar low post on a wharf or dock; bollard.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bitts, bitting, bitted |
| definition: |
to wind (a cable or line) around one or more bitts.
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