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Bite

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Noun

1. bite

a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person

2. bit, bite, morsel

a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

Example Sentences:
'all they had left was a bit of bread'

3. bite, insect bite, sting

a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

4. bite, collation, snack

a light informal meal

5. bite

(angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait

Example Sentences:
'after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite'

6. bite, pungency

wit having a sharp and caustic quality

Example Sentences:
'he commented with typical pungency'
'the bite of satire'

7. bite, pungency, raciness, sharpness

a strong odor or taste property

Example Sentences:
'the pungency of mustard'
'the sulfurous bite of garlic'
'the sharpness of strange spices'
'the raciness of the wine'

8. bite, chomp

the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

9. bite

a portion removed from the whole

Example Sentences:
'the government's weekly bite from my paycheck'

Verb

10. bite, seize with teeth

to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

Example Sentences:
'Gunny invariably tried to bite her'

11. bite, burn, sting

cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

Example Sentences:
'The sun burned his face'

12. bite

penetrate or cut, as with a knife

Example Sentences:
'The fork bit into the surface'

13. bite, prick, sting

deliver a sting to

Example Sentences:
'A bee stung my arm yesterday'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bite

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verbWord forms: bites, biting, bit or bitten
1. 
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
2. 
(of animals, insects, etc) to injure by puncturing or tearing (the skin or flesh) with the teeth, fangs, etc, esp as a natural characteristic
3. (transitive)
to cut or penetrate, as with a knife
4. 
(of corrosive material such as acid) to eat away or into
5. 
to smart or cause to smart; sting
mustard bites the tongue
6. (intransitive) angling
(of a fish) to take or attempt to take the bait or lure
7. 
to take firm hold of or act effectively upon
8. 
to grip or hold (a workpiece) with a tool or chuck
9. 
(of a screw, thread, etc) to cut into or grip (an object, material, etc)
10. (transitive) informal
to annoy or worry
what's biting her?
11. (often passive) slang
to cheat
12. (transitive; often foll by for) Australian and New Zealand slang
to ask (for); scrounge from
13.  bite off more than one can chew
14.  bite the bullet
15.  bite the dust
16.  bite the hand that feeds one
17.  bite someone's head off
18.  once bitten, twice shy
noun
19. 
the act of biting
20. 
a thing or amount bitten off
21. 
a wound, bruise, or sting inflicted by biting
22. angling
an attempt by a fish to take the bait or lure
23. informal
an incisive or penetrating effect or quality
that's a question with a bite
24. 
a light meal; snack
25. 
a cutting, stinging, or smarting sensation
26. 
the depth of cut of a machine tool
27. 
the grip or hold applied by a tool or chuck to a workpiece
28. dentistry
the angle or manner of contact between the upper and lower teeth when the mouth is closed naturally
29. 
the surface of a file or rasp with cutting teeth
30. 
the corrosive action of acid, as on a metal etching plate
31.  put the bite on someone

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Bite

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verb transitiveWord forms: bit (bɪt ; bit), ˈbitten (ˈbɪtən ; bitˈ'n) or bit, ˈbiting
1. 
to seize, pierce, or cut with the teeth or with parts like jaws
2. 
to cut into, as with a sharp weapon
3. 
to sting, as an insect
4. 
to hurt in a sharp, stinging way
5. 
to eat into; corrode
6. 
to infect or possess
used esp. in the passive
bitten by a lust for power
7. 
to cheat or trick
used esp. in the passive
verb intransitive
8. 
a. 
to press or snap the teeth (into, at, etc.)
b. 
to have a tendency to do this
9. 
to cause a biting sensation or have a biting effect
10. 
to get or keep a tight hold; grip
the car wheels bit into the snow
11. 
to seize a bait
12. 
to be caught, as by a trick
13.  Slang
suck (sense 13)
noun
14. 
the act of biting
15. 
biting quality; sting
a bite to his words
16. 
a wound, bruise, or sting from biting
17. 
a. 
amount of food bitten off; mouthful or morsel
b. 
food
c. 
a meal, esp. a light meal or snack
18. 
a tight hold or grip
19. 
an edge or surface that grips
20.  US, Informal
an amount cut off or sum deducted
the tax takes quite a bite from my paycheck
21.  US, Slang
money or price asked; cost; expense
with the: usually used in the phrase put the bite on, to press for a loan, gift, or bribe of money
22.  Dentistry
the way the upper and lower teeth meet
23.  Etching
the corrosion of the metal plate by the acid

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bite

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v. bit (bĭt), bit·ten (bĭtn) or bit, bit·ing, bites
v.tr.
1. To cut, grip, or tear with or as if with the teeth.
2.
a. To pierce the skin of with the teeth, fangs, or mouthparts.
b. To sting with a stinger.
3. To cut into with or as if with a sharp instrument: The axe bit the log deeply.
4. To grip, grab, or seize: bald treads that couldn't bite the icy road; bitten by a sudden desire to travel.
5. To eat into; corrode.
6. To cause to sting or be painful: cold that bites the skin; a conscience bitten by remorse.
v.intr.
1. To grip, cut into, or injure something with or as if with the teeth.
2. To have a stinging effect.
3. To have a sharp taste.
4. To take or swallow bait.
5. To be taken in by a ploy or deception: tried to sell the Brooklyn Bridge, but no one bit.
6. Vulgar Slang To be highly disagreeable or annoying.
n.
1. The act of biting.
2. A skin wound or puncture produced by an animal's teeth or mouthparts: the bite of an insect.
3.
a. A stinging or smarting sensation.
b. An incisive, penetrating quality: the bite of satire.
4. An amount removed by or as if by an act of biting: Rezoning took a bite out of the town's residential area.
5. An excerpt or fragment taken from something larger, such as a film.
6.
a. An amount of food taken into the mouth at one time; a mouthful.
b. Informal A light meal or snack.
7. The act or an instance of taking bait: fished all day without a bite; an ad that got a few bites but no final sales.
8.
a. A secure grip or hold applied by a tool or machine upon a working surface.
b. The part of a tool or machine that presses against and maintains a firm hold on a working surface.
9. Dentistry The angle at which the upper and lower teeth meet; occlusion.
10. The corrosive action of acid upon an etcher's metal plate.
11. Slang An amount of money appropriated or withheld: trying to avoid the tax bite.

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