Definition of
Bite
- (noun, act) a portion removed from the whole
- (noun, act) the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
- (noun, attribute) a strong odor or taste property
the sulfurous bite of garlic
the sharpness of strange spices
the raciness of the wine - (noun, communication) wit having a sharp and caustic quality
the bite of satire - (noun, event) (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
- (noun, food) a light informal meal
- (noun, food) a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
- (noun, state) a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- (noun, state) a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
- (verb, contact) penetrate or cut, as with a knife
- (verb, contact) deliver a sting to
- (verb, contact) to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
- (verb, perception) cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
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Synonyms of Bite
bit, burn, chomp, collation, insect bite, morsel, prick, pungency, raciness, seize with teeth, sharpness, snack, sting
Alternate forms of Bite
Hyponyms: bee sting, bite off, chaw, chew, coffee break, crumb, cud, dog bite, flea bite, gnaw, mosquito bite, munch, nettle, nibble, nip, nosh, pinch, plug, quid, refreshment, snakebite, snap, snap at, sop, sops, tea break, urticate, wad
Hypernyms: ache, deduction, eating, feeding, grip, harm, humor, humour, hurt, injury, lesion, meal, mouthful, pierce, repast, smart, spice, spicery, spiciness, subtraction, success, taste, trauma, wit, witticism, wittiness, wound
Origin of the word Bite
- O.E. bitan (class I strong verb; past tense bat, pp. biten), from P.Gmc. *bitan (O.Fris. bita, M.Du. biten, Ger. beissen, Goth. beitan "to bite"), from PIE base *bheid- "to split, crack" (see fissure). To bite the bullet is 1700s military slang, from old medical custom of having the patient bite a bullet duri… more
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Words that sound like Bite
b.t.u., b.th.u., babbitt, baby bed, baby tooth, babyhood, bad, bad hat, baddie, bade, baeda, baht, bait, bat, bata, bate, bated, bath, bathe, batoidei, battue, batty, baud, bawd, bawdy, bayat, bd, be due, be with it, bead, beaded, beady, beady-eyed, beat
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