bite

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/baɪt/

noun 6verb 5

Collocations

(noun.) act of biting/amount of food

VERB + BITE

have, take

PREP

between ~s

He managed to tell us the good news between bites of his sandwich.

~ from

She offered me a bite from her sandwich during lunch.

~ of

She took a bite of the apple and smiled at how sweet it was.

~ out of

He bit out of his sandwich and realized he had forgotten the cheese.

(noun.) of an insect/animal

ADJ

insect, mosquito, snake, etc.

VERB + BITE

get

She got several dog bites on her leg while playing in the park yesterday.

BITE + NOUN

mark

PREP

~ from

The dog suffered a nasty bite from the neighbor's aggressive pet last week.

(noun.) small amount to eat

ADJ

quick

VERB + BITE

grab, have

Let's have a bite to eat before we go shopping this afternoon.

PREP

~ of

She grabbed a bite of pizza before rushing to her afternoon meeting.

PHRASES

a bite to eat

After the movie, Sarah grabbed a bite to eat at the café with her friends.

(verb.) use your teeth

ADV

badly

She badly bit her lip when she heard the shocking news.

off

She bit off more than she could chew when she agreed to organize the entire event.

PREP

The dog growled and snapped, biting at the fence whenever someone walked past.

into

The dog eagerly bit into the juicy steak we had prepared for dinner.

through

The mouse gnawed through the wooden box to reach the cheese inside.

PHRASES

bite sth in half/two

(verb.) have an effect

ADV

deep, hard

When the cold bit deep, we decided to stay inside by the fire.

VERB + BITE

begin to, start to

The new tax increases started to bite when people saw their paychecks shrink.

Definitions

verb

To cut into something by clamping the teeth.

As soon as you bite that sandwich, you'll know how good it is.

To hold something by clamping one's teeth.

To attack with the teeth.

That dog is about to bite!

To behave aggressively; to reject advances.

If you see me, come and say hello. I don't bite.

To take hold; to establish firm contact with.

I needed snow chains to make the tires bite.

noun

The act of biting.

[…]I have knowne a very good Fiſher angle diligently four or ſix hours in a day, for three or four dayes together for a River Carp, and not have a bite[…]

Now trust me when I tell you, young lady, teeth are something you want to take care of. They’re these rare white things that give us pleasure throughout our life. And give us bite. Our inheritance. Our means of survival. Our right to rule. Their enamel is the front line. And that line needs to be won every day.

The wound left behind after having been bitten.

That snake bite really hurts!

The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.

After just one night in the jungle I was covered with mosquito bites.

A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.

There were only a few bites left on the plate.

Not a soul in Corlaix will dare give us bite, sup, or shelter; and we shall die starved in a ditch, all four of us—that much we are our own, but in all else we are Monseigneur’s; all else, I say, all—all.

Something unpleasant.

In February of this year, 9to5 was forced to lay off four of its paid staff, and began to feel the bite of its high-rent downtown office space.

noun

Acronym of behavior, information, thoughts, emotions (“four aspects of people's lives that a cult attempts to control”).

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

chomp

noun — a strong odor or taste property

pungency
sharpness
raciness

noun — wit having a sharp and caustic quality

pungency

noun — a light informal meal

noun — a small amount of solid food

noun — a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger

sting

verb — deliver a sting to

verb — cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

bite the bullet

To accept a negative aspect of a situation in order to proceed.

The tenant was annoyed by the proposed rent increase, but the cost of moving would be even higher, so he bit the bullet and signed the new lease.

bite the dust

To die.

Ulysses killed Demoptolemus, Telemachus Euryades, Eumæus Elatus, while the stockman killed Pisander. These all bit the dust, and as the others drew back into a corner Ulysses and h

bite off more than one can chew

To try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.

I think I bit off more than I could chew when I agreed to paint this house by myself.

bite one's tongue

To resist the urge to speak out, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute.

She wanted to go see a movie called Gigi, which I was not too thrilled about. But being a gentleman, I bit my tongue and said, “Okay.”

barking dogs seldom bite

People who make threats rarely carry them out.

Example Bank

As soon as you bite that sandwich, you'll know how good it is.

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That dog is about to bite!

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If you see me, come and say hello. I don't bite.

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[…]I have knowne a very good Fiſher angle diligently four or ſix hours in a day, for three or four dayes together for a River Carp, and not have a bite[…]

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That snake bite really hurts!

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bite is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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