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bite

English

🔊 a portion removed from the whole
“the government's weekly bite from my paycheck”
🔊 the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
🔊 (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
“after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite”
🔊 a light informal meal
🔊 a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
🔊 a strong odor or taste property
“the pungency of mustard”
🔊 wit having a sharp and caustic quality
“he commented with typical pungency”
🔊 a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
🔊 a small amount of solid food
“all they had left was a bit of bread”
🔊 penetrate or cut, as with a knife
“The fork bit into the surface”
🔊 to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
“Gunny invariably tried to bite her”
🔊 cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
“The sun burned his face”
🔊 deliver a sting to
“A bee stung my arm yesterday”