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English
Noun
bitt (plural bitts)
- (nautical) The bitts.
- (nautical) A bollard.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
bitt (third-person singular simple present bitts, present participle bitting, simple past and past participle bitted)
- (nautical, transitive) To put round the bitts.
- to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering away
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Verb
bitt
- singular imperative of bitten
Luxembourgish
Verb
bitt
- inflection of bidden:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person singular/plural imperative
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bit.
Noun
bitt n (definite singular bittet, indefinite plural bitt, definite plural bitta or bittene)
- bite (act of biting)
- bite (wound left behind after being bitten)
- occlusion (the alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brought together)
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Etymology 2
Verb
bitt
- past participle of bite
References
- “bitt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.