1. (noun)limit, bound, boundary the greatest possibledegree of something
"what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"
6. (noun)limit, limitation the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
"there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"
7. (verb)restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle place limits on (extent or access)
"restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
8. (verb)limit, circumscribe, confine restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
9. (verb)specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit decide upon or fix definitely
"fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"