Definitions for limits
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1. Limits

   In BDSM, limits refer to issues that participants in a play scene or dynamic feel strongly about, usually referring to prohibited activities. Participants typically negotiate an outline of what activities will and will not take place. The participants outline what they desire and/or will not tolerate, including the determination of limits. For example, it is common to set a safe word and to establish certain types of play as prohibited. The BDSM usage of the terminology "limits" derives from the concept of 'off limits', the idea of limiting a scene to a specific set of activities, and the limitations of the participants.

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1. limits

   In a military sense, is that which bounds or confines; as, the limits of a sentinel’s post; the limits of a garrison. An officer in arrest may have his limits extended.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'limits' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3280

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'limits' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4624

How to pronounce limits?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say limits in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of limits in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of limits in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of limits in a Sentence

1. Tony Robbins:

   Create a vision and never let the environment, other people's beliefs, or the limits of what has been done in the past shape your decisions. Ignore conventional wisdom.

2. Charles McGee:

   Back in those days, the city of Tuskegee was off limits, and the sheriff wasn't a friend. You didn't buy gas or walk down the street in certain areas.

3. George Steinmetz:

   One of the more interesting things about desert environments is how people and animals can survive in the very limits of existence, and find very creative ways of finding water and cultivating food in the desert.

4. Tom Kloza:

   Keystone or fracking limits might have had an impact on prices in' 24,'25 or' 26. But until then, they're just a Republican talking point.

5. Admiral Inman:

   Well, let's run through the possibilities, first, if it is just Brown as an individual, Tomirae Brown's off-limits, as an American citizen. If it is Brown who is interacting with foreign — in foreign countries, traveling, has been briefed, is willing to be cooperative, reporting what Tomirae Brown's seen or heard, then there could be an interest in trying to suppress anything that was going to discredit Tomirae Brown.

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