bite

v., bit (bĭt), bit·ten (bĭt'n), or bit, bit·ing, bites.

v.tr.

1. To cut, grip, or tear with or as if with the teeth.
2. 1. To pierce the skin of with the teeth, fangs, or mouthparts.
   2. To sting with a stinger.
3. To cut into with or as if with a sharp instrument: The ax bit the log deeply.
4. To grip, grab, or seize: bald treads that couldn't bite the icy road; bitten by a sudden desire to travel.
5. To eat into; corrode.
6. To cause to sting or be painful: cold that bites the skin; a conscience bitten by remorse.

v.intr.

1. To grip, cut into, or injure something with or as if with the teeth.
2. To have a stinging effect.
3. To have a sharp taste.
4. To take or swallow bait.
5. To be taken in by a ploy or deception: tried to sell the Brooklyn Bridge, but no one bit.
6. Vulgar Slang. To be highly disagreeable or annoying.

n.

1. The act of biting.
2. A skin wound or puncture produced by an animal's teeth or mouthparts: the bite of an insect.
3. 1. A stinging or smarting sensation.
   2. An incisive, penetrating quality: the bite of satire.
4. An amount removed by or as if by an act of biting: Rezoning took a bite out of the town's residential area.
5. An excerpt or fragment taken from something larger, such as a film.
6. 1. An amount of food taken into the mouth at one time; a mouthful.
   2. Informal. A light meal or snack.
7. The act or an instance of taking bait: fished all day without a bite; an ad that got a few bites but no final sales.
8. 1. A secure grip or hold applied by a tool or machine upon a working surface.
   2. The part of a tool or machine that presses against and maintains a firm hold on a working surface.
9. Dentistry. The angle at which the upper and lower teeth meet; occlusion.
10. The corrosive action of acid upon an etcher's metal plate.
11. Slang. An amount of money appropriated or withheld: trying to avoid the tax bite.

idioms:

bite off more than (one) can chew

1. To decide or agree to do more than one can finally accomplish.

bite (someone's) head off

1. To respond to a comment in an angry or reproachful way.

bite the bullet Slang.

1. To face a painful situation bravely and stoically.

bite the dust Slang.

1. To fall dead, especially in combat.
2. To be defeated.
3. To come to an end.

bite the hand that feeds (one)

1. To repay generosity or kindness with ingratitude and injury.

[Middle English biten, from Old English bītan.]

bitable bit'a·ble or bite'a·ble adj.
biter bit'er n.

SYNONYMS   bite, champ, chomp, gnaw. These verbs mean to seize and tear or grind something with the teeth: bite into a ripe apple; a horse champing at its bit; a cow chomping its hay; a dog gnawing a bone.

verb

1. To seize, as food, with the teeth: champ, chomp, gnash, gnaw. See attack/defend, ingestion.
2. To consume gradually, as by chemical reaction or friction: corrode, eat, erode, gnaw, wear, wear away. See attack/defend.
3. To feel or cause to feel a sensation of heat or discomfort: burn, smart, sting. See pain/pleasure.

noun

1. A cutting quality: edge, incisiveness, keenness, sharpness, sting. See sharp/dull.
2. A small portion of food: bit, crumb, morsel, mouthful, piece. See big/small/amount.
3. A light meal: morsel, snack. See ingestion.

Idioms beginning with bite:
bite off more than one can chew
bite one's nails
bite one's tongue
bite the dust
bite the hand that feeds you

See also bark is worse than one's bite; put the bite on; sound bite. Also see bitten.

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n

Definition: allotment
Antonyms: lot, mass

n

Definition: mouthful
Antonyms: mass, whole

n

Definition: pungency
Antonyms: mildness

v

Definition: take a chance
Antonyms: be careful

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n

1. the part of an artificial tooth on the lingual side between the shoulder and the incisal edge of the tooth. n 2. an interocclusal record or relationship. See also denture space; distance, interarch; record, interocclusal; and record, maxilloman.

bite

In glazing, the distance by which the inner edge of a frame (or a stop) overlaps the edge of the glass or panel.

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1. seizure with the teeth.
2. a wound or puncture made by a living organism.
3. the position of upper and lower teeth in relation to each other when the mouth is closed. See also biting.

• animal b. — trauma caused by teeth and usually heavily contaminated with microorganisms. In countries where rabies is present the additional consideration is to ensure that the biter is not rabid, or if there is uncertainty to decide on whether postbite treatment or vaccination would be desirable. See also cat-bite abscess, cat-scratch disease, fighting.
• dog b. — see animal bite (above).
• insect b. — depending on the nature of the insect and the site, the tissue response may be minimal to extensive, particularly when a hypersensitivity reaction is involved. Pruritus is also variable.
• open b. — upper and lower incisors fail to meet when the mouth is closed.
• overshot b. — see brachygnathia.
• pincer b. — upper and lower incisors make contact on their edges rather than overlapping when the mouth is closed.
• reverse scissor b. — the labial surface of the lower incisors makes contact with the lingual surface of the upper incisors when the mouth is closed. Called also anterior crossbite.
• scissor b. — the lingual surface of the upper incisors contacts the labial surface of the lower incisors when the mouth is closed. Generally, a normal bite in carnivores.
• b. wound — it is often necessary to diagnose that a wound has in fact been caused by a bite. This may be aided by observation of typical puncture wounds, perhaps with extravasations of blood in the subcutaneous tissues, by parallel rake marks, by a matching pair of wounds made by the upper and lower jaws of the biter.

1. n. a thief.  Some biter made off with my algebra book.
2. n. someone who copies someone else. (From the first sense.)  That's my steelo, you biter!

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IN BRIEF: n. - A portion removed from the whole; The act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws; A strong odor or taste property; Wit having a sharp and caustic quality.

Some words are like rays of sunshine, others like barbed arrows or the bite of a serpent. And if hard words cut so deep, how much pleasure can kind ones give? — Sir John Lubbock

Tutor's tip: You can "bite" (cut into with teeth) into a "bite" (morsel or snack) to eat near the "bight" (bend or curve), but only a computer has a "byte" (unit of computer memory).

sign description: One hand makes a biting gesture to the other flat hand.

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If one is being bitten in a dream, it can reflect feelings about something threatening in one's environment, or feeling threatened by one's own repressed anger or sexuality. If the dreamer is doing the biting, it can reflect everything from self-assertiveness to the desire to attack something or someone in one's environment. Biting finds expression in an usually large range of idioms that might find expression in dreams: "bite the bullet," "their bark is worse than their bite," "bite off more than you can chew," "bite the dust," "bite the hand that feeds you," "bite their head off," and "they won't bite." (See also Dentures; Teeth).

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A monitoring device that assesses the serviceability and health of aircraft and/or engines and indicates the results. It assists both the maintenance personnel and the aircrew.

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Bite

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bide
v. intr. - tage fat, bide
n. - bid

idioms:

• bite back    bide i sig, betvinge
• bite into    bide i
• bite off    bide af
• bite off more than one can chew    gabe over mere end man kan sluge, slå større brød op end man kan bage
• bite the bullet    fatte om nælden, tage fat om roden
• bite wing    røntgen-tandfilm med bidestykke
• bitten by the bug    grebet af noget
• bitten with    bidt af
• take a bite    tage en bid
• take a bite out of    tage brodden af

Nederlands (Dutch)
bijten, happen, steken, prikken, pakken (schroef etc.), averechts effect hebben (opzettelijk), snauwen, zorgen baren, oplichten, geld lenen, beet, steek, hapje, scherpte (van smaak/ opmerking)

Français (French)
v. tr. - mordre, piquer (un insecte), couper qch en deux d'un coup de dent, se ronger les ongles
v. intr. - mordre (à l'hameçon), se faire sentir
n. - bouchée, morceau, quelque chose (à manger), (Dent) occlusion, touche (pêche à la ligne), (fig) piquant

idioms:

• bite back    ravaler
• bite into    mordre dans
• bite off    arracher d'un coup de dent
• bite off more than one can chew    avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre
• bite something back    ravaler qch
• bite something off    mordre qch, arracher qch d'un coup de dent
• bite the bullet    serrer les dents
• bite wing    radiographie dentaire
• bitten by the bug    (fig) atteint par le virus du (bricolage/de la diététique)
• bitten with    (fig) pris par
• put the bite on    (US) essayer de taper (qn), (Austral) extorquer de l'argent à (qn) (arg)
• take a bite    prendre une bouchée de
• take a bite out of    (fig) faire un grand trou dans (un budget)

Deutsch (German)
v. - beißen, stechen, fassen, greifen
n. - Biß, Bissen, Stich, Bissigkeit

idioms:

• bite back    unterdrücken, sich verkneifen
• bite into    beißen in, ätzen
• bite off    abbeißen, abkauen
• bite off more than one can chew    sich übernehmen
• bite something back    mit Schwierigkeiten, etwas zu sagen
• bite something off    eine Äußerung unterbrechen
• bite the bullet    ins Gras beißen
• bite wing    spezieller Röntgenfilm für Zahnkronen
• bitten by the bug    von der Begeisterung überfallen
• bitten with    von etwas angesteckt
• put the bite on    (AmE) jmdn. unter Druck setzen
• take a bite    beißen
• take a bite out of    anbrauchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δαγκώνω, κόβω με τα δόντια, (για έντομο κ.λπ.) κεντρίζω, τσιμπώ, τρώω, τσούζω, (για ψύχος) τσούζω, ξυρίζω, (για εργαλείο κ.λπ.) γραπώνω, πιάνω γερά, (για οξύ) κατατρώγω, θίγω, τσούζω, πέφτω θύμα δελεασμού ή απάτης, χάφτω, βασανίζω, απασχολώ τη σκέψη
n. - δαγκωνιά, δάγκωμα, μπουκιά, χαψιά, τσίμπημα, μικροποσότητα τροφής, μπουκιά, αψάδα

idioms:

• bite back    δαγκώνω με τη σειρά μου, ανταποδίδω τα ίσα
• bite into    χώνω τα δόντια μου σε, δαγκώνω, διαβρώνω
• bite off    κόβω με τα δόντια
• bite off more than one can chew    δαγκώνω μεγάλη μπουκιά, καταπιάνομαι με κάτι ανώτερο από τις δυνάμεις μου
• bite the bullet    σφίγγω τα δόντια, υποφέρω με κουράγιο
• bite wing    πλακίδιο συγκράτησης ακτινολογικού φιλμ ανάμεσα στα δόντια
• bitten by the bug    κόλλησε την τρέλα
• bitten with    κατεχόμενος από (ενθουσιασμό κ.λπ.)
• take a bite    τρώω μια μπουκιά, τσιμπάω
• take a bite out of    μειώνω, περιορίζω

Italiano (Italian)
pungere, mordere, rodere, sorso, puntura, boccone

idioms:

• bite back    trattenersi dal dire
• bite into    mordere
• bite off    mordere
• bite off more than one can chew    fare il passo più lungo della gamba
• bite wing    pellicola radiografica per dentisti
• gnat bite    puntura di zanzara
• insect bite    puntura di insetto
• mosquito bite    puntura di zanzara
• take a bite    addentare
• take a bite out of    prendere una parte di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - morder, picar, agarrar-se a
n. - bocado (m), mordida (f), picada (f), ato (m) de agarrar

idioms:

• bite back    engolir as palavras
• bite into    remover parte de alguma coisa
• bite off    ficar zangado
• bite off more than one can chew    assumir responsabilidades superiores às suas posses (coloq.)
• bite wing    placa (f) de raio-X odontológico com aba central
• bitten with    contagiado por, louco por (fig.)
• gnat bite    picada (f) de mosquito
• insect bite    picada (f) de inseto
• mosquito bite    picada (f) de pernilongo
• once bitten, twice shy    gato escaldado tem medo de água fria
• take a bite    tirar um pedaço de
• take a bite out of    tirar um pedaço de

Русский (Russian)
укусить, ужалить, укус, сжатие, влиять, клевать, занять

idioms:

• bite back    огрызаться
• bite into    вгрызаться
• bite off    откусить
• bite off more than one can chew    дело не по плечу
• bite wing    зубной рентген (верхних и нижних корон)
• bitten with    очень увлечься
• gnat bite    укус насекомого
• insect bite    укус насекомого
• mosquito bite    комариный укус
• take a bite    откусить, угоститься, попробовать
• take a bite out of    откусить от чего-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - picar, punzar, morder, penetrar, engañar, defraudar
v. intr. - picar, morder, engañar o defraudar a alguien
n. - refrigerio, picadura, bocado, mordisco

idioms:

• bite back    contenerse, morderse los labios
• bite into    hincar los dientes
• bite off    arrancar con los dientes
• bite off more than one can chew    abarcar demasiado
• bite something back    contenerse, morderse los labios
• bite something off    arrancar con los dientes
• bite the bullet    resignarse, aceptar lo inevitable
• bite wing    película especial para sacar radiografías dentro de la boca
• bitten by the bug    estar obsesionado con algo
• bitten with    desear o tener interés especial en algo
• put the bite on    extorsionar, pedir en forma grosera algo prestado
• take a bite    pegar un mordisco
• take a bite out of    sacar tajada de algo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bita, bita i, få grepp i, svida, sticka
n. - bett, stick, napp, hugg, munsbit, tag, grepp, tandställning, bitande kyla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
咬, 叮, 蜇, 啃, 刺, 上钩, 上当, 便餐, 一口之量, 咬伤, 冻伤

idioms:

• bite back    咬回, 急忙, 缩回, 抑制
• bite into    咬, 腐蚀, 像利器般刺入
• bite off    咬掉, 截去
• bite off more than one can chew    贪多嚼不烂
• bite the bullet    硬着头皮, 忍耐
• bite wing    咬圈
• bitten by the bug    有强烈的兴趣
• bitten with    对...着迷
• take a bite    咬
• take a bite out of    咬一口的...

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 咬, 叮, 蜇, 啃, 刺
v. intr. - 咬, 上鉤, 叮, 上當
n. - 咬, 叮, 便餐, 一口之量, 咬傷, 凍傷

idioms:

• bite back    咬回, 急忙, 縮回, 抑制
• bite into    咬, 腐蝕, 像利器般刺入
• bite off    咬掉, 截去
• bite off more than one can chew    貪多嚼不爛
• bite the bullet    硬著頭皮, 忍耐
• bite wing    咬圈
• bitten by the bug    有強烈的興趣
• bitten with    對...著迷
• take a bite    咬
• take a bite out of    咬一口的...

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 물다, 쏘다, ~에 스며들다
v. intr. - 물다, 걸려들다
n. - 물기, 물린 상처, 동상

idioms:

• bite back    입술을 깨물고 할 말을 참다
• bite into    ~을 잠식하다
• bite off    물어뜯다
• bitten with    ~에 열중하다
• take a bite    한입 먹다
• take a bite out of    중요한 양 만큼이 줄다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 噛む, つくる, 刺す, 刺激する, 腐食する, うまそうな話にのる, 引っかかる, えさに食いつく, かみ合う
n. - 噛むこと, 一口, かみ傷, 凍傷, 激しい痛み, 辛らつさ, えさに食いつくこと, 食物

idioms:

• bite back    控える
• bite into    腐食する, 食べ始める
• bite off    かみ切る, 刈り込む
• bite off more than one can chew    力に余ることを企てる
• bite one's lip    唇をかむ, 怒りを抑える
• bite the bullet    いやな状況に敢然と立ち向かう
• bite the dust    殺される, 失敗する
• bite to the quick    食い尽くす
• bite wing    歯科用レントゲンフィルム
• bitten with    夢中である
• take a bite    一かみする
• take a bite out of    一口かじる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) عض, قضم, لدغ, قرص, لسع, لذع, نخر, حفر (الاسم) عضه, لدغه, أكله خفيفه, لسعه, قرصه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נשך, עקץ, הכאיב, הדאיג (מדוברת), רימה‬
v. intr. - ‮בלע פיתיון, נתפס, נצמד, השפיע באופן מנוגד (רצוי), נאחז (מברג), התלהב‬
n. - ‮נשיכה, מנשך, נגיסה, עקיצה, הכשת נחש, חריפות, אחיזה, בליעת פיתיון, פצע נשיכה, מלוא הפה, ארוחה קלה, חריפות של תבלין, חדות‬

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