plural of limes

(nonstandard) present participle of limit; limiting.

In a limitative manner.

The act of limiting or the state of being limited. / A restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance.

A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.

(poker) Being a fixed limit game.

(transitive) To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries. / (mathematics, intransitive) To have a limit in a particular set.

(rail transport) An express train that only halts at a limited number of stops.

simple past tense and past participle of limit

With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it. / Restricted, small, few, not plentiful.