1. a post or pair of posts on a ship used to secure ropes and cables
Usage: nautical; usually used in plural (bitts)

1. to secure a rope or cable around a bitt
Usage: nautical

Examples

• The sailor wrapped the rope around the bitts to hold the boat in place.
• The ship's bitts were reinforced with steel to handle heavy loads.
• She bitted the cable securely before the storm arrived.
• The crew bitted the mooring lines to the forward bitts.
• Bitts are essential equipment on any seagoing vessel.