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 Definition of BITE  

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Definitions of 'BITE' Wordnet 

1. (noun) bite
a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person

2. (noun) morsel, bit, bite
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
"all they had left was a bit of bread"

3. (noun) sting, bite, insect bite
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

4. (noun) bite, collation, snack
a light informal meal

5. (noun) bite
(angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
"after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"

6. (noun) pungency, bite
wit having a sharp and caustic quality
"he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"

7. (noun) pungency, bite, sharpness, raciness
a strong odor or taste property
"the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine"

8. (noun) bite, chomp
the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

9. (verb) bite
a portion removed from the whole
"the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"

10. (verb) bite, seize with teeth
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
"Gunny invariably tried to bite her"

11. (verb) bite, sting, burn
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
"The sun burned his face"

12. (verb) bite
penetrate or cut, as with a knife
"The fork bit into the surface"

13. (verb) sting, bite, prick
deliver a sting to
"A bee stung my arm yesterday"


Definitions of 'BITE' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1.  BITE
the act of seizing with the teeth or mouth; the act of wounding or separating with the teeth or mouth; a seizure with the teeth or mouth, as of a bait; as, to give anything a hard bite

2.  BITE
the act of puncturing or abrading with an organ for taking food, as is done by some insects

3.  BITE
the wound made by biting; as, the pain of a dog's or snake's bite; the bite of a mosquito

4.  BITE
a morsel; as much as is taken at once by biting

5.  BITE
the hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another

6.  BITE
a cheat; a trick; a fraud

7.  BITE
a sharper; one who cheats

8.  BITE
a blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper

9. (verb) BITE
to seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple; to bite a crust; the dog bit a man

10. (verb) BITE
to puncture, abrade, or sting with an organ (of some insects) used in taking food

11. (verb) BITE
to cause sharp pain, or smarting, to; to hurt or injure, in a literal or a figurative sense; as, pepper bites the mouth

12. (verb) BITE
to cheat; to trick; to take in

13. (verb) BITE
to take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to; as, the anchor bites the ground

14. (verb) BITE
to seize something forcibly with the teeth; to wound with the teeth; to have the habit of so doing; as, does the dog bite?

15. (verb) BITE
to cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent; as, it bites like pepper or mustard

16. (verb) BITE
to cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing

17. (verb) BITE
to take a bait into the mouth, as a fish does; hence, to take a tempting offer

18. (verb) BITE
to take or keep a firm hold; as, the anchor bites


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