Word: Bites
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 flavour.
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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Bites in Other Languages...
Spanish: Mordedura
German: Insektenstichen
French: Morsure
Italian: Morso
Turkish: Bit
