Uk English Meaning of bite
bite
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Definitions and Meaning of bite in English
bite (n)
a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
a light informal meal
(angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
wit having a sharp and caustic quality
a strong odor or taste property
the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
a portion removed from the whole
bite (v)
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
penetrate or cut, as with a knife
deliver a sting to
bite (v. t.)
To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple; to bite a crust; the dog bit a man.
To puncture, abrade, or sting with an organ (of some insects) used in taking food.
To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to; to hurt or injure, in a literal or a figurative sense; as, pepper bites the mouth.
To cheat; to trick; to take in.
To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to; as, the anchor bites the ground.
bite (v. i.)
To seize something forcibly with the teeth; to wound with the teeth; to have the habit of so doing; as, does the dog bite?
To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent; as, it bites like pepper or mustard.
To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.
To take a bait into the mouth, as a fish does; hence, to take a tempting offer.
To take or keep a firm hold; as, the anchor bites.
bite (v.)
The act of seizing with the teeth or mouth; the act of wounding or separating with the teeth or mouth; a seizure with the teeth or mouth, as of a bait; as, to give anything a hard bite.
The act of puncturing or abrading with an organ for taking food, as is done by some insects.
The wound made by biting; as, the pain of a dog's or snake's bite; the bite of a mosquito.
A morsel; as much as is taken at once by biting.
The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.
A cheat; a trick; a fraud.
A sharper; one who cheats.
A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.
FAQs About the word bite
bite
a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person, a small amount of solid food; a mouthful, a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger in
Acidity,bitterness,edge,spice,acerbity,acidity,Acrimony,acridity,acrimony,acuity
softness,gentleness,mildness
bitchy => bitchy, bitchiness => Bitchiness, bitchery => bitchery, bit-by-bit => bit by bit, bitartrate => Bitartrate,
