Bitt (Verb)
Meaning
Secure with a bitt; "bitt the ship line".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The crew bitted the mooring line to the dock to secure the ship in place.
- Once they bitted the tow rope, they could safely tow the damaged vessel to port.
- The sailor carefully bitted the rope to the bollard to keep it from coming undone.
- To secure the cargo ship, the dockworkers had to bitt the lines as quickly as possible before the bad weather hit.
- After the ferry docked, the crew bitted the lines to the mooring cleats to keep it secure while passengers disembarked.