bites the dust (Meaning)
bites the dust
a small amount of food, to imitate or copy (someone or something) especially without permission, to cause irritation or smarting, to take or maintain a firm hold, an expression of interest in something being offered, an amount (as of money) taken usually in one operation for one purpose, to undertake more than one can handle, to suffer humiliation or defeat, to seize, grip, or cut into with or as if with teeth, to cause to smart, to respond to something tempting, to wound, pierce, or sting especially with a fang or a proboscis, food, sound bite, to come to an end, to accept a suggestion or an offer, to take bait, to cut, pierce, or take hold, a keen incisive quality, corrode, to enter with resignation upon a difficult or distressing course of action, the act or manner of biting, a single exposure of an etcher's plate to the corrosive action of acid, sharper, to eat into, the amount of food taken at a bite, the manner of biting, to cause sharp pain or stinging discomfort to, a sharp penetrating effect, to take in, a sharp penetrating quality or effect, to cut or pierce with or as if with an edged weapon, to produce a negative effect, the act of biting, cheat, trick, to wound, pierce, or sting, to be objectionable or extremely bad in quality, to take hold of, a wound made by biting, to injure a benefactor maliciously, the grip taken in biting, a surface that creates friction or is brought into contact with another for the purpose of obtaining a hold, to seize especially with teeth or jaws so as to enter, grip, or wound, to fall dead especially in battle, to take a bait, to bite or have the habit of biting something, occlusion sense 2a, occlusion sense 1b, the hold or grip by which friction (see friction sense 1b) is created or purchase (see purchase entry 2 sense 3a(1)) is obtained, a seizing of something by biting, to hold back (as from a reluctance to offend) a remark one would like to make, to respond so as to be caught (as by a trick)
Synonyms & Antonyms of bites the dust
Synonyms:
- winds up
- goes
- stalls
- winks (out)
- dies
- lets up
- dead-ends
- finishes
- terminates
- elapses
- breaks up
- leaves off
- lapses
- quits
- determines
- closes
Antonyms:
bites the dust Sentence Examples
- The aging tree finally bit the dust during a fierce storm.
- The old car had seen better days and eventually bit the dust.
- In the epic battle, the formidable warrior bit the dust, leaving behind a legacy of courage.
- The once-thriving business could no longer keep up with the competition and bit the dust.
- The beloved pet gerbil passed away peacefully in its sleep, biting the dust at a ripe old age.
- The fragile china cup slipped from her hand and shattered into a thousand pieces, biting the dust in a moment of clumsiness.
- The abandoned building had stood empty for years until it finally bit the dust in a controlled demolition.
- The injured soldier lay on the battlefield, his life slipping away as he bit the dust.
- The once-proud mansion had fallen into disrepair and now lay in ruins, having bitten the dust long ago.
- The old farmer's crops had withered and died, leaving him with nothing but a bitter harvest that bit the dust.
FAQs About the word bites the dust
a small amount of food, to imitate or copy (someone or something) especially without permission, to cause irritation or smarting, to take or maintain a firm hol
ceases, passes, concludes,ends, stops, halts, breaks off, expires,winds up, goes
persists, hangs on,continues, prolongs, extends,draws out,protracts
The aging tree finally bit the dust during a fierce storm.
The old car had seen better days and eventually bit the dust.
In the epic battle, the formidable warrior bit the dust, leaving behind a legacy of courage.
The once-thriving business could no longer keep up with the competition and bit the dust.
