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bite
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- pronunciation:
- baIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- bite the hand that feeds one
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| 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
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| 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.
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| definition 3: |
to hold in or as in the teeth.
- synonyms:
- clench, mouth
- similar words:
- chew, grit, seize, suck
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| definition 4: |
to cause to sting or smart.
The cold bit our fingers and noses.- synonyms:
- nip, sting
- similar words:
- freeze, pierce, prick, smart
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| definition 5: |
to eat into, as corrosion.
- synonyms:
- corrode, eat, etch
- similar words:
- consume, dissolve, erode, gnaw
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| definition 6: |
to begin or proceed to eat.
- synonyms:
- eat
- similar words:
- chew, gnaw, munch, nibble
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| related words: |
nip, ruminate, taste, twinge, worry |
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| phrase: |
bite the hand that feeds one |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cut or wound something with the teeth.
- synonyms:
- nip
- similar words:
- tear, wound
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| definition 2: |
to grip; hold.
These tires don't bite well on the ice.- synonyms:
- grip, hold
- similar words:
- grasp
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| definition 3: |
to be duped.
Did he bite at the trick?- similar words:
- swallow
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| definition 4: |
to take the bait.
These fish bite best in the evening.- synonyms:
- eat, feed
- similar words:
- nibble
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| related words: |
ruminate, snap |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of biting.
- synonyms:
- nip
- similar words:
- champ, prick, sting
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| definition 2: |
an injury that results from such an act.
- similar words:
- nip, prick, sting, wound
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| definition 3: |
that which is bitten off, as food.
- synonyms:
- morsel, mouthful, taste
- similar words:
- bit, chunk, nibble
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| definition 4: |
a stinging or smarting feeling.
the bite of the cold- synonyms:
- nip, smart, sting
- similar words:
- paresthesia, prick, tingle
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| definition 5: |
a quick meal; snack.
- synonyms:
- nosh, snack
- similar words:
- morsel, munchies, tidbit
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| definition 6: |
sharpness or effectiveness.
the bite of her remarks- synonyms:
- effectiveness, sharpness
- similar words:
- force, nip, penetration, potency, sting, wit
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| definition 7: |
hold; grip.
the bite of a vise- synonyms:
- clench, clutch, grip, hold
- similar words:
- grasp
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| definition 8: |
corrosive effect.
the bite of acid- synonyms:
- causticity, mordancy
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| definition 9: |
(informal) an amount of money.
The rent took a big bite. |
| related words: |
chew, tang, taste, zest |
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Are you looking for the word byte (a computer term)? Bite and byte sound alike but have different meanings.
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