noun

dit

diht

noun

In Morse code, the short signal represented by a dot (as opposed to a "dah").

"The operator tapped out a quick dit-dit-dah."

verb

A dialect word (Scots and northern English) meaning to block or close up an opening.

"They ditted the drainpipe with a rag to stop the leak."

How to Use Dit

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishMost commonly heard today as the "dot" sound in Morse code; the "to block up" sense is regional/dialect.

Common pairings

dit and dah dit the pipe

ditted past tense, dits plural, dits plural, dits plural, dits singular

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The operator tapped out a quick _____-dit-dah.

From Old English dyttan ("to stop up, close"); the Morse code sense is a later, unrelated coinage imitating the sound of the short signal.

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