limit

limit
n
1. boundary, frontier, frontier line, boundary line, bounding line, border line, partition line, line of demarcation, line.
2. border, perimeter, periphery, edge, rim, fringe, verge, skirt; circumference, compass, ambit, margin, frame, outline, confine, confines; brink, brim, brow, hem.
3.Usu. limits
premises, confines, territory; land, ground, terrain; precinct, section, quarter, district.
4. the limit
Informal. a. the last straw, the straw that broke the camel's back; enough, more than enough, Inf. it, all one can take.b. an outrage, a joke.
v
5. bound, confine, shut in, fence in, pen in, hem in, keep within bounds; restrict, curb, proscribe, prohibit, bar, forbid; restrain, check, bridle, trammel, bind, stay, hold in check; cut down, cut back, Inf. watch; impede, hinder, hamper, tie one's hands; frustrate, thwart, clip one's wings.
6. demarcate, define, delimit, deliminate, mark off, rope off, stake out; determine, specify, fix, draw or mark boundaries; circumscribe, encircle, encompass, gird, begird, girdle, belt.

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