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  • bitter end — noun 1. the final extremity (however unpleasant it may be) (Freq. 2) he was determined to fight to the bitter end • Hypernyms: ↑extremity 2. (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt • Topics: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • bitter end — /bɪtər ˈɛnd/ (say bituhr end) noun 1. Nautical the extreme inboard end of a cable or rope, originally secured to a bitt. –phrase 2. to the bitter end, to the very end (usually of something difficult or unpleasant): they fought to the bitter end.… …  

  • bitter end — /bit euhr end / for 1; /bit euhr end / for 2 1. the conclusion of a difficult or unpleasant situation; the last or furthest extremity: Despite the unpleasant scenes in the movie, she insisted on staying until the bitter end. 2. Naut. a. the… …   Universalium

  • bitter end — n. [archaic bitter, turn of cable about a bitt] Naut. the inboard end of a rope, cable, or chain to the bitter end [so called because with the cable out to the bitter end, no freedom of action remains; meaning infl. by BITTER, adj. 2] 1. until… …   English World dictionary

  • bit|ter-end — bitter end1, 1. the very end; last extremity: »We will fight to the bitter end. His insulting behavior was the bitter end. 2. death. bitter end2, the inboard end of a cable or rope on a ship riding at anchor. ╂[< bitt + er2] bit|ter end «BIHT… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bitter end — bit•ter end [[t]ˈbɪt ər ˈɛnd[/t]] for 1; [[t]ˈbɪt ər ˌɛnd[/t]] for 2 n. 1) the conclusion of a difficult or unpleasant situation 2) navig. the inboard end of an anchor chain or other line • Etymology: 1620–30 in form bitters end …   From formal English to slang

  • bitter end — I. noun Etymology: perhaps from 2bitter end Date: 1827 the last extremity however painful or calamitous • bitter ender noun II. noun Etymology: bitter (a turn of cable around the bitts) Date: circa 1862 the inboard end of a ship s anchoring cable …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bitter end — The inboard end of a ship s anchor chain that is secured in the chain locker …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • to the bitter end — to/​until/​till the bitter end phrase continuing until the end of a particular situation or period of time, even though it is difficult or unpleasant She remained loyal to her husband to the bitter end. Thesaurus: existing or continuing for a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bitter end — noun a) that part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains inboard when a ship is riding at anchor Note: To pay out a rope to the bitter end means to pay it all out b) The end of a long and difficult process …   Wiktionary

  • Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …   Wikipedia

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