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drew the line
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draw the line
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set a limit |
| Synonyms: | draw a line, fix a limit, set a stopping point, set an end point |
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| Main Entry: | limit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confine, restrict |
| Synonyms: | appoint, assign, bar, bottle up, bound, cap, check, circumscribe, constrict, contract, cork, cramp, curb, define, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, draw the line, fix, hem in, hinder, inhibit, keep the lid on, lessen, narrow, prescribe, ration, reduce, restrain, set, specify |
| Notes: | delimit means to draw the boundaries or limits of something; limit (noun) means the greatest possible degree of something or the point beyond which something cannot or may not proceed - limit (verb) means to restrict or confine limit marks an end to something; limitation is the extent of one's capacity or a constraint that stops something |
| Antonyms: | free, let go, release, unbound |
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| Concept: | Limit. |
| Category: | 3. Centrical dimensions; general |
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-nouns
limit, boundary, bounds, confine, enclave, term, bourn, verge, curbstone, but, pale; termination, terminus; stint, frontier, precinct, marches; backwoods., boundary line, landmark; line of demarcation, line of circumvallation; pillars of Hercules; Rubicon, turning point; ne plus ultra; sluice, floodgate.
-adjectives
definite; conterminate, conterminable; terminal, frontier; bordering.
-adverbs
thus far, thus far and no further.
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