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| NOUN | 1 | bite | A wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person |
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| 2 | bite, morsel, bit | A small amount of solid food | |
| 3 | bite, sting, insect bite | A painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin | |
| 4 | bite, collation, snack | A light informal meal | |
| 5 | bite | (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait | |
| 6 | bite, pungency | Wit having a sharp and caustic quality | |
| 7 | bite, pungency, sharpness | A strong odor or taste property | |
| 8 | bite, chomp | The act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws | |
| 9 | bite | A portion removed from the whole | |
| VERB | 1 | bite, seize with teeth | To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws |
| 2 | bite, sting, burn | Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort | |
| 3 | bite | Penetrate or cut, as with a knife | |
| 4 | bite, sting, prick | Deliver a sting to |
| Sounds | bay't |
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| Rhymes | acolyte, airtight, alight, and 175 more rhymes in ayt at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | A wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person. |
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| Narrower | dog bite; snakebite |
| Broader | wound, lesion |
| Verbs | bite |
| Meaning | A small amount of solid food. A mouthful. |
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| Synonyms | morsel, bit |
| Narrower | chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad; crumb; sop, sops |
| Broader | taste, mouthful |
| Meaning | A painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin. |
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| Synonyms | sting, insect bite |
| Narrower | bee sting; flea bite; mosquito bite |
| Broader | injury, hurt, harm, trauma |
| Verbs | bite |
| Meaning | A light informal meal. |
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| Synonyms | collation, snack |
| Narrower | refreshment; nosh; coffee break, tea break |
| Broader | meal, repast |
| Meaning | (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait. |
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| Examples | "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite" |
| Category | fishing, sportfishing |
| Broader | success |
| Meaning | Wit having a sharp and caustic quality. |
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| Examples | "the bite of satire" |
| Synonyms | pungency |
| Broader | wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness |
| Meaning | A strong odor or taste property. |
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| Examples | "the sulfurous bite of garlic" |
| Synonyms | pungency, sharpness |
| Broader | spiciness, spice, spicery |
| Meaning | The act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws. |
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| Synonyms | chomp |
| Narrower | munch; nibble; nip, pinch |
| Broader | eating, feeding |
| Verbs | bite |
| Meaning | A portion removed from the whole. |
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| Examples | "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck" |
| Broader | subtraction, deduction |
| Usage | cant, jargon, slang, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular |
| Meaning | To grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" |
| Synonyms | seize with teeth |
| Narrower | gnaw; snap at, bite off; nibble; nip; nibble |
| Broader | grip |
| See also | bite off |
| Nouns | bite; bite; biter |
| Meaning | Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | sting, burn |
| Narrower | nettle, urticate |
| Broader | ache, smart, hurt |
| Similar to | burn |
| Meaning | Penetrate or cut, as with a knife. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Broader | pierce |
| Meaning | Deliver a sting to. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | sting, prick |
| Broader | pierce |
| Nouns | bite |