Bite - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a small amount of solid food; a mouthful (syn: bit, morsel)
- a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin (syn: sting)
- a light informal meal (syn: collation, snack)
- (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
- a portion removed from the whole
verb
- penetrate or cut, as with a knife
- deliver a sting to (syn: prick, sting)
Extra examples
The hamster bit the child.
She bit the cookie in half.
Some people bite their nails when they feel nervous.
A wild animal may bite if it is frightened.
The patient had been bitten by a poisonous snake.
The mosquitoes are biting tonight.
Are the fish biting today?
He ate the candy bar in three quick bites.
She gave her lip a gentle bite.
The fisherman felt a bite at the end of his line and reeled in a fish.
My teenage daughter wears a special device at night to correct her bite.
Don't scratch that mosquito bite.
The dog seized the meat and bit a piece off.
He was bitten by a snake.
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.
Phrasal verbs
Word forms
I/you/we/they: bite
he/she/it: bites
present participle: biting
past tense: bit
past participle: bitten
singular: bite
plural: bites
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