Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | bite - a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" | |
3. | bite - a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin Synonyms: insect bite, sting | |
4. | bite - a light informal meal | |
5. | bite - (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite" | |
6. | bite - wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" Synonyms: pungency | |
7. | bite - a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices" | |
8. | bite - the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws Synonyms: chomp | |
9. | bite - a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck" | |
Verb | 1. | bite - to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" Synonyms: seize with teeth |
2. | bite - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" | |
3. | bite - penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface" | |
4. | bite - deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" |
(spelling) | bite - It's spelled "byte" to avoid confusion with "bit". |