1. The greatest possible degree of something
   "to the limit of his ability";
   - bound, boundary
    
2. The greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
   "there are limits on the amount you can bet";
   - limitation
    
3. The boundary of a specific area
   "The fence marked the limit of their property";
   - demarcation, demarcation line
    
4. As far as something can go
   "They pushed the car to its limit"
    
5. Final or latest limiting point
   "The time limit for the exam was two hours";
   - terminus ad quem, terminal point
    
6. The mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
   "The limit point of the sequence was determined to be zero";
   - limit point, point of accumulation

1. Place limits on (extent, amount or access)
   "limit the time you can spend with your friends";
   - restrict, trammel, bound, confine, throttle
    
2. Restrict or confine within limits
   "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day";
   - circumscribe, confine to
    
3. Establish or state a specific value or set of values
   "limit the parameters";
   - specify, set, determine, define, fix

Derived forms: limits, limiting, limited

Type of: act, bound, boundary, bounds, choose, decrease, end, ending, extent, extremity, indefinite quantity, lessen, minify, move, pick out, select, take

Encyclopedia: Limit