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bite

Nouns

• (n) a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
• (n) a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
  • all they had left was a bit of bread
  morsel, bit,
• (n) a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin insect bite, sting,
• (n) a light informal meal collation, snack,
• (n) (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
  • after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite
• (n) wit having a sharp and caustic quality
  • he commented with typical pungency
  • the bite of satire
  pungency,
• (n) 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
  raciness, pungency, sharpness,
• (n) the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws chomp,
• (n) a portion removed from the whole
  • the government's weekly bite from my paycheck

Verbs

• (v) to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
  • Gunny invariably tried to bite her
  seize with teeth,
• (v) cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
  • The sun burned his face
  sting, burn,
• (v) penetrate or cut, as with a knife
  • The fork bit into the surface
• (v) deliver a sting to
  • A bee stung my arm yesterday
  sting, prick,

Synonyms

seize with teeth morsel bit sting burn insect bite prick collation snack pungency raciness sharpness chomp

See also

bite off snap at

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