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bite

 
 
pronunciation:
baIt
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
phrases:
bite the hand that feeds one
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: bites, biting, bit, bitten
definition 1: to cut or pierce with the teeth.
Who bit my apple?A dog bit my leg when I was a child.
 
synonyms:
nip
similar words:
champ, chew, chomp, crunch, cut, eat, gnaw, mouth, nibble, pierce, pinch, sting, wound
definition 2: of insects or similar small creatures, to pierce the skin of (a human or other mammal) in order to feed on blood.
Let's go inside. The mosquitoes are biting me all over tonight.She went to the doctor when she discovered a tick had bitten her.
 
definition 3: to hold in or as in the teeth.
 
synonyms:
clench, mouth
similar words:
chew, grit, seize, suck
definition 4: to cause to sting or smart.
The cold bit our fingers and noses.
synonyms:
nip, sting
similar words:
freeze, pierce, prick, smart
definition 5: to eat into, as corrosion.
synonyms:
corrode, eat, etch
similar words:
consume, dissolve, erode, gnaw
definition 6: to begin or proceed to eat.
synonyms:
eat
similar words:
chew, gnaw, munch, nibble
phrase: bite the hand that feeds one
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition 1: to cut or wound something with the teeth.
synonyms:
nip
similar words:
tear, wound
definition 2: to grip; hold.
These tires don't bite well on the ice.
synonyms:
grip, hold
similar words:
grasp
definition 3: to be duped.
Did he bite at the trick?
similar words:
swallow
definition 4: to take the bait.
These fish bite best in the evening.
synonyms:
eat, feed
similar words:
nibble
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: the act of biting.
synonyms:
nip
similar words:
champ, prick, sting
definition 2: an injury that results from such an act.
similar words:
nip, prick, sting, wound
definition 3: that which is bitten off, as food.
synonyms:
morsel, mouthful, taste
similar words:
bit, chunk, nibble
definition 4: a stinging or smarting feeling.
the bite of the cold
synonyms:
nip, smart, sting
similar words:
paresthesia, prick, tingle
definition 5: a quick meal; snack.
synonyms:
nosh, snack
similar words:
morsel, munchies, tidbit
definition 6: sharpness or effectiveness.
the bite of her remarks
synonyms:
effectiveness, sharpness
similar words:
force, nip, penetration, potency, sting, wit
definition 7: hold; grip.
the bite of a vise
synonyms:
clench, clutch, grip, hold
similar words:
grasp
definition 8: corrosive effect.
the bite of acid
synonyms:
causticity, mordancy
definition 9: (informal) an amount of money.
The rent took a big bite.
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