bitt

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: bĭt, IPA(key): /bɪt/ Rhymes: -ɪt Homophone: bit === Noun === bitt (plural bitts) (nautical) The bitts. (nautical) A bollard. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === bitt (third-person singular simple present bitts, present participle bitting, simple past and past participle bitted) (nautical, transitive) To put round the bitts. to bitt the cable, in order to fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering away === Anagrams === Tbit == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === bitt singular imperative of bitten == Luxembourgish == === Verb === bitt inflection of bidden: third-person singular present indicative second-person plural present indicative second-person singular/plural imperative == Middle English == === Noun === bitt (Late Middle English) alternative form of bite == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse bit. ==== Noun ==== bitt n (definite singular bittet, indefinite plural bitt, definite plural bitta or bittene) bite (act of biting) bite (wound left behind after being bitten) occlusion (the alignment of the teeth when upper and lower jaws are brought together) ===== Derived terms ===== insektbitt overbitt underbitt ===== Related terms ===== bite (verb) ==== See also ==== bit (Nynorsk) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== bitt past participle of bite === References === “bitt” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biːtst/ === Verb === bītt third-person singular present indicative of bītan