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BITE; BITE (disambiguation)
bite
BEHAVIOUR OF OPENING AND CLOSING THE JAW FOUND IN MANY ANIMALS
Bite (medicine); Bite (medical); Bites; Human biting injuries; Human bites; Bite wound; Bite wounds; Human biting; Human bite; Bite; User:Asp482/sandbox; Animal Behaviour: Biting
bite
BEHAVIOUR OF OPENING AND CLOSING THE JAW FOUND IN MANY ANIMALS
Bite (medicine); Bite (medical); Bites; Human biting injuries; Human bites; Bite wound; Bite wounds; Human biting; Human bite; Bite; User:Asp482/sandbox; Animal Behaviour: Biting
I. v. a.
1.
Gnaw, chew, champ.
2.
Pierce with the teeth, tear, rend, nip.
3.
Sting, burn, cause to smart, make smart, make tingle.
4.
Grip, grasp, catch, grapple, clutch, cling to, catch hold of, take firm hold of.
5.
Blast, nip (as frost), blight.
6.
Defraud, deceive, cheat, dupe, trick, gull, overreach, jockey, cozen, chouse, outwit, bamboozle, impose upon, beguile, mislead, inveigle, gammon.
II. v. n.
See 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 under preceding.
bite
BEHAVIOUR OF OPENING AND CLOSING THE JAW FOUND IN MANY ANIMALS
Bite (medicine); Bite (medical); Bites; Human biting injuries; Human bites; Bite wound; Bite wounds; Human biting; Human bite; Bite; User:Asp482/sandbox; Animal Behaviour: Biting
¦ verb (past bit; past participle bitten)
1. use the teeth to cut into something.
(of a snake, insect, or spider) wound with a sting, pincers, or fangs.
2. (of a tool, tyre, boot, etc.) grip or take hold on a surface.
(of an object) press painfully into part of the body.
3. (of an acid) corrode a surface.
4. take effect, with unpleasant consequences: the budget cuts were starting to bite.
informal annoy or worry: what's biting you now?
5. (of a fish) take the bait or lure on the end of a fishing line into the mouth.
informal be persuaded to accept an offer.
6. (bite something back) refrain with difficulty from saying something.
¦ noun
1. an act or instance of biting.
a piece cut off by biting.
Dentistry the bringing together of the teeth in occlusion.
2. informal a quick snack.
3. a sharp or pungent flavour.
a feeling of cold in the air.
Phrases
be bitten by the -- bug develop a passionate interest in a specified activity.
bite the big one N. Amer. informal
1. die.
2. be very unpleasant.
bite the bullet decide after hesitation to do something difficult or unpleasant. [from the old custom of giving wounded soldiers a bullet to bite on when undergoing surgery without anaesthetic.]
bite the dust informal die or be killed.
bite the hand that feeds one deliberately harm or offend a benefactor.
bite off more than one can chew take on a commitment one cannot fulfil.
the biter bitten (or bit) indicating that someone is being treated in the same way as they have treated others.
bite one's tongue make a desperate effort to avoid saying something.
once bitten, twice shy an unpleasant experience induces caution.
one could have bitten one's tongue off one profoundly regrets having said something.
put the bite on N. Amer. & Austral./NZ informal borrow or extort money from. [1930s (orig. US): bite, from the sl. sense 'deception'.]
Derivatives
biter noun
Origin
OE bitan, of Gmc origin.
Wikipedia
Bite (disambiguation)
A bite is a wound received from the mouth of an animal or human; it is also a verb describing that action.
Bite or BITE may also refer to:
Pronunciation examples for bite
1. one bite.
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2. They'll bite.
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3. bite it.
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4. The male can't bite you, won't bite you,
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5. Okay, I'll bite.
The Bucket List (2007)
Examples of use of bite
1. "Bedbugs bite all parts of the body, and their bite is stronger and more irritating than an insect bite," says Dr.
2. But I‘ve never recieved a bite there – and I never thought I would receive a bite in the Premier League.
3. Mosquitoes become infected when they bite infected humans, and later transmit infection to other people they bite.
4. Occasionally the mothers sneak a bite themselves.
5. The first patient was originally treated for tick bite fever and had evidence of a tick bite on her, Sewlall said.