bitt
English
Noun
bitt (plural bitts)
- (nautical) The bitts.
- (nautical) A bollard.
Translations
bollard
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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
Luxembourgish
Verb
bitt
- inflection of bidden:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person singular and plural imperative
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bit
Noun
bitt n (definite singular bittet, indefinite plural bitt, definite plural bitta or bittene)
- a bite
Related terms
- bite (verb)
See also
- bit (Nynorsk)
Verb
bitt
- past participle of bite
References
- “bitt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.