Definition of bite Bite
/bajˈt/ - [bayt] - bite
We found 65 definitions of bite from 10 different sources.
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What does bite mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: bites |
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| bite - the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws | ||
| chomp | ||
| eating, feeding the act of consuming food | ||
| munch a large bite; "he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich" | ||
| nibble gentle biting | ||
| bite - a light informal meal | ||
| collation, snack | ||
| repast, meal coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse | ||
| refreshment activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation; "time for rest and refreshment by the pool"; "days of joyous recreation with his friends" | ||
| nosh (Yiddish) a snack or light meal | ||
| bite - a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person | ||
| lesion, wound any localized abnormal structural change in a bodily part | ||
| dog bite a bite inflicted by a dog | ||
| bite - a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck" | ||
| subtraction, deduction the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks" | ||
| bite - (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite" | ||
| success an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" | ||
| bite - a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin | ||
| sting, insect bite | ||
| trauma, harm, hurt, injury an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects | ||
| bee sting a sting inflicted by a bee | ||
| flea bite a very minor inconvenience | ||
| bite - a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" | ||
| morsel, bit | ||
| mouthful, taste the quantity that can be held in the mouth | ||
| chaw, chew, cud, quid, wad, plug biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow | ||
| crumb small piece of e.g. bread or cake | ||
| bite - a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine" | ||
| pungency, sharpness, raciness | ||
| spicery, spiciness, spice the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored | ||
| bite - wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" | ||
| pungency | ||
| witticism, wittiness, wit, humor, humour a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter | ||
Verb |
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| bite - to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" | ||
| seize with teeth | ||
| grip hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel" | ||
| bite off, snap at bite off with a quick bite; "The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder's pants" | ||
| gnaw bite or chew on with the teeth; "gnaw an old cracker" | ||
| bite off, snap at bite off with a quick bite; "The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder's pants" | ||
| snap break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension; "The pipe snapped" | ||
| nibble eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" | ||
| nip give a small sharp bite to; "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles" | ||
| nibble eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" | ||
| bite - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" | ||
| sting, burn | ||
| burn burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress" | ||
| smart, ache, hurt have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover" | ||
| nettle, urticate sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation | ||
| bite - penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface" | ||
| pierce make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh" | ||
| bite - deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" | ||
| sting, prick | ||
| pierce make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- bite (Noun)
The act of biting. - bite (Noun)
The wound left behind after having been bitten. - bite (Noun)
The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting. - bite (Noun)
A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful. - bite (Noun)
Something unpleasant. - bite (Noun)
An act of plagiarism. - bite (Noun)
A small meal or snack. - bite (Noun)
aggression. - bite (Noun)
The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another. - bite (Noun)
A cheat; a trick; a fraud. - bite (Noun)
A sharper; one who cheats. - bite (Noun)
A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper. - bite (Verb)
To cut off a piece by clamping the teeth. - bite (Verb)
To hold something by clamping one’s teeth. - bite (Verb)
To attack with the teeth. - bite (Verb)
To behave aggressively; to reject advances. - bite (Verb)
To take hold ; to establish firm contact with. - bite (Verb)
To have significant effect, often negative. - bite (Verb)
To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught. - bite (Verb)
To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor. - bite (Verb)
To sting. - bite (Verb)
To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck. - bite (Verb)
To plagiarize, to imitate.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bite (v. t.)
To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple; to bite a crust; the dog bit a man. - bite (v. t.)
To puncture, abrade, or sting with an organ (of some insects) used in taking food. - bite (v. t.)
To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to; to hurt or injure, in a literal or a figurative sense; as, pepper bites the mouth. - bite (v. t.)
To cheat; to trick; to take in. - bite (v. t.)
To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to; as, the anchor bites the ground. - bite (v. i.)
To seize something forcibly with the teeth; to wound with the teeth; to have the habit of so doing; as, does the dog bite? - bite (v. i.)
To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent; as, it bites like pepper or mustard. - bite (v. i.)
To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing. - bite (v. i.)
To take a bait into the mouth, as a fish does; hence, to take a tempting offer. - bite (v. i.)
To take or keep a firm hold; as, the anchor bites. - bite (v.)
The act of seizing with the teeth or mouth; the act of wounding or separating with the teeth or mouth; a seizure with the teeth or mouth, as of a bait; as, to give anything a hard bite. - bite (v.)
The act of puncturing or abrading with an organ for taking food, as is done by some insects. - bite (v.)
The wound made by biting; as, the pain of a dog's or snake's bite; the bite of a mosquito. - bite (v.)
A morsel; as much as is taken at once by biting. - bite (v.)
The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another. - bite (v.)
A cheat; a trick; a fraud. - bite (v.)
A sharper; one who cheats. - bite (v.)
A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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To cut off a piece by clamping the teeth. -
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To hold something by clamping one's teeth. -
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The act of biting with the teeth and jaws. -
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The wound left behind after having been bitten by an animal or person. -
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A small amount of solid food; a mouthful.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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bite
bīt, v.t. to seize or tear with the teeth: to sting or pain: to wound by reproach: to deceive, or take in—now only passive:—pa.t. bit; pa.p. bit or bit′ten.—n. a grasp by the teeth: a nibble at the bait by a fish: something bitten off: a mouthful.—v.t. Bite′-in, to eat out the lines of an etching with acid: to repress.—n. Bit′er, one who bites: a fish apt to take the bait: a cheat.—n. and adj. Bit′ing.—To bite the dust, to fall, to die; To bite the thumb, to express defiance by putting the thumbnail into the mouth and knocking it against the teeth. [A.S. bítan; Goth. beitan, Ice. bita, Ger. beissen.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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bite
Is said of the anchor when it holds fast in the ground on reaching it. Also, the hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted. Also, to bite off the top of small-arm cartridges.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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bite
A cheat; also a woman's privities. The cull wapt the mort's bite; the fellow enjoyed the wench heartily. Cant.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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bite
If you cannot bite, never show your teeth.
Wikipedia 
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A bite is a wound received from the teeth of an animal. Animals may bite things in self-defence. Animals also bite things to cut them into smaller pieces before they eat them.
Treatment.
Bite wounds should be washed, ideally with povidone-iodine soap and water. The injury should then be loosely wrapped with a bandage. Open bite wounds are not sutured because of the risk of infection.
Animal bites caused by carnivores (other than rodents) may infect the victim with rabies if the animal that bit them carries it. If possible, the animal is caught and the head is looked at for signs of rabies. Signs of rabies include foaming at the mouth, self-mutilation, growling, jerky behaviour, and red eyes. If the animal lives for ten days and does not develop rabies, then the animal probably isn't infected. In cases where the animal cannot be found, prophylactic rabies treatment is carried out in most places.
Snake bites.
Many of the world's snakes are not considered dangerous to humans, but even a bite from a "safe" snake may injure the victim if the wound is not treated properly, and large snakes such as constrictors are capable of causing a lot of damage with their bites.
Spider bites.
The black widow spider and some scorpions are considered dangerous to humans, mostly to small children and elderly adults. Only the Sydney funnel-web spider of Australia is frequently dangerous to adults, and it lives only within 100 miles of Sydney. Antivenins are available in the United States for black
