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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb limit 3 senses of limit Sense 1 restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle => reduce, tighten => tie => gate => draw the line draw a line => mark off mark out => rule harness, rein => baffle, regulate => hamper, halter, cramp => stiffen, tighten, tighten up constrain => clamp down crack down => inhibit => restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain Sense 2 restrict, limit => content => ration => classify => taboo => scant, skimp => localize, localise Sense 3 limit, circumscribe, confine => number, keep down => cap => restrict, curtail, curb, cut back => demarcate, delimit, delimitate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb limit 3 senses of limit Sense 1 restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle => reduce, tighten => tie => gate => draw the line draw a line => mark off mark out => rule harness, rein => baffle, regulate => hamper, halter, cramp => stiffen, tighten, tighten up constrain => clamp down crack down => inhibit => restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain => bridle => snaffle => curb => clog Sense 2 restrict, limit => content => ration => classify => taboo => scant, skimp => localize, localise => draw => suppurate Sense 3 limit, circumscribe, confine => number, keep down => cap => restrict, curtail, curb, cut back => immobilize, immobilise => paralyze, paralyse => palsy => stun, stupefy, stupify => demarcate, delimit, delimitate Entailment of verb limit Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb limit 3 senses of limit Sense 1 restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle => control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate Sense 2 restrict, limit => control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate Sense 3 limit, circumscribe, confine => decrease, lessen, minify Familiarity of verb limit limit used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb limit Sense 1 restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle => control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate -------------- Sense 2 restrict, limit => control, hold in hold contain, check, curb, moderate -------------- Sense 3 limit, circumscribe, confine => decrease, lessen, minify -------------- Grep of noun limiting limiting Overview of noun limiting The noun limiting has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. modification, qualifying, limiting -- (the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase) Overview of verb limit The verb limit has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (23) restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle -- (place limits on "restrict the use of this parking lot") 2. (15) restrict, limit -- (place under restrictions; limit access to) 3. (7) limit, circumscribe, confine -- (restrict or confine, as to area, extent, time, etc.) Overview of adj limiting The adj limiting has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) confining, constraining, constrictive, limiting, restricting -- (restricting the scope or freedom of action) 2. limiting -- ((grammar) strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause") Antonyms of adj limiting 2 senses of limiting Sense 1 confining, constraining, constrictive, limiting, restricting INDIRECT (VIA restrictive) -> unrestrictive Sense 2 limiting INDIRECT (VIA restrictive) -> unrestrictive Similarity of adj limiting 2 senses of limiting Sense 1 confining, constraining, constrictive, limiting, restricting => restrictive (vs. unrestrictive) Sense 2 limiting => restrictive (vs. unrestrictive) Attributes of adj limiting Familiarity of adj limiting limiting used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj limiting limiting Overview of noun limiting The noun limiting has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. modification, qualifying, limiting -- (the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase) Overview of verb limit The verb limit has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (23) restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle -- (place limits on "restrict the use of this parking lot") 2. (15) restrict, limit -- (place under restrictions; limit access to) 3. (7) limit, circumscribe, confine -- (restrict or confine, as to area, extent, time, etc.) Overview of adj limiting The adj limiting has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) confining, constraining, constrictive, limiting, restricting -- (restricting the scope or freedom of action) 2. limiting -- ((grammar) strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause")
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