bite is the dictionary form of bit Definition of bite
bit
1. [ verb ] to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
Synonyms: seize_with_teeth
Examples:

"Gunny invariably tried to bite her"

Related terms: grip gnaw snap_at nip nibble nibble snap_at
2. [ verb ] cause a sharp of stinging pain or discomfort
Synonyms: burn sting
Examples:

"The sun burned his face"

Related terms: ache nettle urticate burn stinger stinger
3. [ noun ] (food) a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
Synonyms: morsel bit
Examples:

"all they had left was a bit of bread"

Related terms: taste sops crumb chew
4. [ verb ] penetrate or cut, as with a knife
Examples:

"The fork bit into the surface"

Related terms: pierce
5. [ noun ] (medicine) a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
Related terms: wound snakebite dog_bite
6. [ verb ] of insects, scorpions, or other animals
Synonyms: sting prick
Examples:

"A bee stung my arm yesterday."

Related terms: pierce sting
7. [ noun ] a portion removed from the whole
Examples:

"the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"

Related terms: subtraction cant
8. [ noun ] (food) a sharp bitter taste property
Synonyms: sharpness pungency
Related terms: spiciness
9. [ noun ] (medicine) a painful wound caused by the thrust of a stinger into skin
Synonyms: insect_bite sting
Related terms: injury bee_sting flea_bite mosquito_bite sting
10. [ noun ] (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
Examples:

"after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"

Related terms: success fishing
11. [ noun ] (psychology,food) a strong odor or taste property
Synonyms: sharpness pungency
Examples:

"the pungency of mustard" "the sulfurous bite of garlic" "the sharpness of strange spices"

Related terms: bitter spiciness
12. [ noun ] wit having a sharp and caustic quality
Synonyms: pungency
Examples:

"he commented with typical pungency" "the bite of satire"

Related terms: wit
13. [ noun ] (food) a light informal meal
Synonyms: snack nosh collation
Related terms: meal coffee_break refreshment nosh nosh
14. [ noun ] (biology,food) the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
Synonyms: chomp
Related terms: eating nibble nip munch chomp
Similar spelling:   bitt
  bite
  bitty
  Bitto
  biota
  bittie
  bid
  bide
  Bida
  biddy