Bite Meaning and Definition

Word: Bite

How to pronounce: baɪt

Verb

Definitions:

1. (of a person or animal) use the teeth to cut into or through something.

Example sentences: "He bit off a piece of cheese"

2. (of a fish) take the bait or lure on the end of a fishing line into the mouth.

Example sentences: "I marvel at how easily and eagerly a chub will bite"

3. Make firm contact with a surface.

Example sentences: "The brake pads don't bite until they're warmed up"

4. (of a policy or situation) take effect, with unpleasant consequences.

Example sentences: "The cuts in art education were starting to bite"

Noun

Definitions:

1. An act of biting something in order to eat it.

Example sentences: "Stephen ate a hot dog in three big bites"

2. A piece cut off by biting.

Example sentences: "Robyn took a large bite out of her sandwich"

3. A sharp or pungent flavor.

Example sentences: "A fresh, lemony bite"

Synonyms:

have a bite

eat

have a snack

sting

nip

nips

insect bite

gnaw

peck

chomp

burn

snack

collation

hold back

gnaw away

chew

mouthful

nibble

tidbit

titbit

poignancy

edge

acuteness

prick

acridity

sharpness

taste

Derivations:

biting

biter

bit

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Bite in Other Languages...

Spanish: Mordedura

German: Beißen

French: Morsure

Italian: Morso

Turkish: Bit