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▸ noun: a portion removed from the whole ("The government's weekly bite from my paycheck")
▸ noun: the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
▸ noun: (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait ("After fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite")
▸ noun: a light informal meal
▸ noun: a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
▸ noun: a strong odor or taste property ("The sulfurous bite of garlic")
▸ noun: wit having a sharp and caustic quality ("The bite of satire")
▸ noun: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
▸ noun: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
▸ verb: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
▸ verb: penetrate or cut, as with a knife
▸ verb: to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws ("Gunny invariably tried to bite her")
▸ verb: deliver a sting to
▸ Also see bitten
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▸ noun: a portion removed from the whole ("The government's weekly bite from my paycheck")
▸ noun: the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
▸ noun: (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait ("After fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite")
▸ noun: a light informal meal
▸ noun: a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
▸ noun: a strong odor or taste property ("The sulfurous bite of garlic")
▸ noun: wit having a sharp and caustic quality ("The bite of satire")
▸ noun: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
▸ noun: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
▸ verb: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
▸ verb: penetrate or cut, as with a knife
▸ verb: to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws ("Gunny invariably tried to bite her")
▸ verb: deliver a sting to
▸ Also see bitten
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to bite
▸ Usage examples for bite
▸ Idioms related to bite (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing bite
▸ Words that often appear near bite
▸ Rhymes of bite
▸ Invented words related to bite