limit
limit definition
limit (lim′it)
noun
- the point, line, or edge where something ends or must end; boundary or border beyond which something ceases to be or to be possible
- bounds; boundary lines
- the greatest number or amount allowed to catch the limit for a day of trout fishing
- the maximum amount which may be bet, or by which a bet may be raised, at one time, as in poker
- Math. a fixed quantity or value which a varying quantity is regarded as approaching indefinitely
Etymology: OFr limite < L limes (gen. limitis), border, frontier
transitive verb
to confine within bounds; set a limit to; restrict; curb
Etymology: ME limiten < OFr limiter < L limitare
limit Idioms
the limit
☆ Informal any person or thing regarded as unbearable, remarkable, etc. to an extreme degree
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