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limit in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. the greatest possible degree of something
    "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
    limit  bound  boundary 
  2. the boundary of a specific area
    limit  demarcation  demarcation line 
  3. as far as something can go
    limit 
  4. the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
    "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"
    limit  limitation 
  5. the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
    limit  limit point  point of accumulation 
  6. final or latest limiting point
    terminus ad quem  terminal point  limit 
verb
  1. place limits on (extent or access)
    "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
    restrict  restrain  trammel  limit  bound  confine  throttle 
  2. restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
    limit  circumscribe  confine 
  3. decide upon or fix definitely
    "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
    specify  set  determine  define  fix  limit 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University