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▸ verb: To take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, of (something).
▸ verb: To lightly bite (a person or animal, or part of their body), especially in a loving or playful manner; to nip.
▸ verb: To make (a hole in something) through small bites.
▸ verb: To make (one's way) through or while taking small bites.
▸ verb: Chiefly followed by into or to: to cause (something) to be in a certain state through small bites.
▸ verb: Followed by away, off, etc.: to remove (something) through small bites.
▸ verb: To remove (small pieces) from glass, tile, etc., with a tool; also, to remove small pieces from (glass, tile, etc.) with a tool.
▸ verb: (obsolete)
▸ verb: To fidget or play with (something), especially with the fingers or hands.
▸ verb: (slang) To catch (someone); to nab.
▸ verb: (slang) To steal (something); to pilfer.
▸ verb: (intransitive)
▸ verb: Chiefly followed by at, away, or on: to take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites; to eat (at frequent intervals) with small, quick bites.
▸ verb: To lightly bite, especially in a loving or playful manner.
▸ verb: (figurative)
▸ verb: Chiefly followed by at: to show slight interest in something, such as a commercial opportunity or a proposal.
▸ verb: Followed by away at: to reduce or use up gradually; to eat.
▸ verb: (cricket, informal) Followed by at: of a batter: to make an indecisive attempt to bat a ball bowled outside the off stump.
▸ verb: (road transport) Synonym of tramline (“of a vehicle: to tend to follow the contours of the ground with its wheels”)
▸ verb: To fidget or play, especially with the fingers or hands.
▸ verb: Chiefly followed by at: to make insignificant complaints; to carp, to cavil, to find fault.
▸ verb: (slang) To engage in sexual intercourse.
▸ noun: An act of taking a small, quick bite, or several of such bites, especially with the front teeth; the bite or bites so taken.
▸ noun: A light bite of a person or animal, or part of their body, especially one which is loving or playful; a nip.
▸ noun: A amount of food that is or can be taken into the mouth through a small bite; a small mouthful.
▸ noun: (figurative) A slight show of interest in something, such as a commercial opportunity or a proposal.
▸ noun: (obsolete, rare) Grass or other vegetation eaten by livestock; forage, pasturage.
▸ noun: (computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or chiefly four bits.
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