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BITTER END
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bitter end" is a kind of...):
end; terminal (either extremity of something that has length)
Domain category:
navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)
Holonyms ("bitter end" is a part of...):
line (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The final extremity (however unpleasant it may be)
Example:
he was determined to fight to the bitter end
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("bitter end" is a kind of...):
extremity (an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease))
