What is "bite" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does bite mean in English? Meaning of bite definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "bite" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "bite": a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person

Noun

  • Meaning: a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
  • Synonyms: bite
  • Hyponyms: dog bite snakebite
  • Hypernyms: lesion wound
  • Pronunciation in UK: bīt, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "bite": to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

    Verb

  • Meaning: to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
  • Example: Gunny invariably tried to bite her
  • Synonyms: bite seize with teeth
  • Hyponyms: bite off gnaw nibble nip snap snap at
  • Hypernyms: grip
  • Also see: bite off snap at
  • Pronunciation in UK: bīt, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "bite": a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

    Noun

  • Meaning: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
  • Example: all they had left was a bit of bread
  • Synonyms: bit bite morsel
  • Hyponyms: chaw chew crumb cud plug quid sop sops wad
  • Hypernyms: mouthful taste
  • Pronunciation in UK: bīt, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "bite": cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

    Verb

  • Meaning: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
  • Example: The sun burned his face
  • Synonyms: bite burn sting
  • Hyponyms: nettle urticate
  • Hypernyms: ache hurt smart
  • Pronunciation in UK: bīt, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "bite": a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

    Noun

  • Meaning: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
  • Synonyms: bite insect bite sting
  • Hyponyms: bee sting flea bite mosquito bite
  • Hypernyms: harm hurt injury trauma
  • Pronunciation in UK: bīt, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "bite": penetrate or cut, as with a knife

    Verb

  • Meaning: penetrate or cut, as with a knife
  • Example: The fork bit into the surface
  • Synonyms: bite
  • Hypernyms: pierce
  • Pronunciation in UK: bīt, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "bite": a light informal meal

    Noun

  • Meaning: a light informal meal
  • Synonyms: bite collation snack
  • Hyponyms: coffee break nosh refreshment tea break
  • Hypernyms: meal repast
  • Pronunciation in UK: bīt, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "bite": deliver a sting to

    Verb

  • Meaning: deliver a sting to
  • Example: A bee stung my arm yesterday
  • Synonyms: bite prick sting
  • Hypernyms: pierce
  • Pronunciation in UK: bīt, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "bite": (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait

    Noun

  • Meaning: (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
  • Example: after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite
  • Synonyms: bite
  • Hypernyms: success
  • Pronunciation in UK: bīt, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "bite": wit having a sharp and caustic quality

    Noun

  • Meaning: wit having a sharp and caustic quality
  • Example: he commented with typical pungency the bite of satire
  • Synonyms: bite pungency
  • Hypernyms: humor humour wit witticism wittiness
  • Pronunciation in UK: bīt, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "bite": a strong odor or taste property

    Noun

  • Meaning: a strong odor or taste property
  • Example: the pungency of mustard the sulfurous bite of garlic the sharpness of strange spices the raciness of the wine
  • Synonyms: bite pungency raciness sharpness
  • Hypernyms: spice spicery spiciness
  • Pronunciation in UK: bīt, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "bite": the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws

    Noun

  • Meaning: the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
  • Synonyms: bite chomp
  • Hyponyms: munch nibble nip pinch
  • Hypernyms: eating feeding
  • Pronunciation in UK: bīt, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "bite": a portion removed from the whole

    Noun

  • Meaning: a portion removed from the whole
  • Example: the government's weekly bite from my paycheck
  • Synonyms: bite
  • Hypernyms: deduction subtraction
  • Pronunciation in UK: bīt, IPA(key)

    Synonyms:

    pain, wound, sting, laceration, prick, itch, pinch, chomp, gob, chaw, nip, smarting, tooth marks, taste, snack, morsel, drop, nibble, refreshment, sample, sop, nosh, piece, brunch, light meal, zip, punch, sting, guts, burn, edge, zap, piquancy, kick, spice, slice, cut, share, quota, portion, part, lot, piece, allowance, chew, cut, wound, nibble, chomp, gnaw, snap, eat, clamp, crunch, pierce, ruminate, rend, seize, taste, pinch, lacerate, munch, tooth, crush, masticate, chaw, champ, nip, hold, sever, chaw on, take a chunk out of, burn, sting, oxidize, erode, consume, decay, sear, scour, tingle, decompose, smart, slash, engrave, etch, rot, dissolve, rust, deteriorate, eat into, wear away, nibble, risk, volunteer, be victim, get hooked,

    Antonyms:

    lot, idleness, lethargy, blandness, dullness, whole, release, give, let go, offer, free, encourage, be careful, construct, grow, improve, put together, unite, build, fix, develop, flourish, be careful, be careful,

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