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Definitions for Bitting

[1] one of the indentations on the bit of a key.
[2] Machinery . a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like. a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill. a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
[3] the mouthpiece of a bridle, having fittings at each end to which the reins are fastened.
[4] anything that curbs or restrains.
[5] the blade or iron of a carpenter's plane.
[6] the cutting part of an ax or hatchet.
[7] the wide portion at the end of an ordinary key that moves the bolt.
[8] to put a bit in the mouth of (a horse).
[9] to curb or restrain with, or as with, a bit.
[10] to grind a bit on (a key).
[11] Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
[12] to wrap (a cable) around a bitt to secure it.
[13] simple past tense and a past participle of bite.
[14] one of a pair of strong posts on the deck of a ship for securing mooring and other lines
[15] another word for bollard (def. 1)
[16] (tr) to secure (a line) by means of a bitt
[17] a small piece, portion, or quantity
[18] a short time or distance
[19] US and Canadian informal the value of an eighth of a dollar: spoken of only in units of two two bits
[20] any small coin
[21] short for bit part
[22] informal way of behaving, esp one intended to create a particular impression she's doing the prima donna bit
[23] a bit rather; somewhat a bit dreary
[24] a bit of rather a bit of a dope a considerable amount that must take quite a bit of courage
[25] a bit of all right , a bit of crumpet , a bit of stuff or a bit of tail British slang a sexually attractive woman
[26] bit by bit gradually
[27] bit on the side informal an extramarital affair
[28] do one's bit to make one's expected contribution
[29] every bit (foll by as) to the same degree she was every bit as clever as her brother
[30] not a bit or not a bit of it not in the slightest; not at all
[31] to bits completely apart to fall to bits
[32] a metal mouthpiece, for controlling a horse on a bridle
[33] anything that restrains or curbs
[34] take the bit in one's teeth , take the bit between one's teeth , have the bit in one's teeth or have the bit between one's teeth to undertake a task with determination to rebel against control
[35] a cutting or drilling tool, part, or head in a brace, drill, etc
[36] the blade of a woodworking plane
[37] the part of a pair of pincers designed to grasp an object
[38] the copper end of a soldering iron
[39] the part of a key that engages the levers of a lock
[40] to put a bit in the mouth of (a horse)
[41] to restrain; curb
[42] the past tense and (archaic) past participle of bite
[43] a single digit of binary notation, represented either by 0 or by 1
[44] the smallest unit of information, indicating the presence or absence of a single feature
[45] a unit of capacity of a computer, consisting of an element of its physical structure capable of being in either of two states, such as a switch with on and off positions, or a microscopic magnet capable of alignment in two directions

Words related to Bitting

hinder, obstruct, discourage, prohibit, forbid, suppress, outlaw, stymie, restrain, curb, impede, constrain, control, prevent, halt, stop, reduce, arrest, inhibit, tame

Words nearby Bitting

bitters, bittersweet, bitterweed, bitterwood, bitterwort, bitting, bittock, bittorrent, bitty, bitumen, bituminize

Origin of Bitting

Middle English, perhaps < Dutch or Low German; compare Dutch, Low German beting, in same sense, akin to Middle High German bizze wooden peg, Old Norse biti crossbeam

Other words from Bitting

bit·less , adjective

Word origin for Bitting

C20: from abbreviation of binary digit

Synonyms for Bitting

constrain, curb, discourage, forbid, hinder, impede, obstruct, outlaw, prohibit, restrain, stymie, suppress, arrest, avert, bar, bit, bridle, check, cramp, enjoin, faze, frustrate, hog-tie, interdict, repress, sandbag, stop, taboo, ward, withhold, hang up, hold back, hold down, hold in, keep in, put on brakes