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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" |
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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" |
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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" |
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Related terms: | taste sops crumb chew | |
4. | [ verb ] penetrate or cut, as with a knife | |
Examples: | "The fork bit into the surface" |
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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." |
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Related terms: | pierce sting | |
7. | [ noun ] a portion removed from the whole | |
Examples: | "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck" |
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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" |
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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" |
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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" |
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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 |