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Definition: Meaning of, bite in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bʌɪt /

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bite bit bitten
Present Participle Third Person Singular
biting bites
  1. teeth [intransitive and transitive] to use your teeth to cut, crush, or chew something
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  2. insect/snake [intransitive and transitive] to injure someone by making a hole in their skin [↪  sting]
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  3. press hard [intransitive] if an object bites into a surface, it presses firmly into it and does not move or slip
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  4. effect [intransitive] to start to have an unpleasant effect
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  5. accept [intransitive] to believe what someone tells you or to buy something they are selling, especially when they have persuaded you to do this
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  6. fish [intransitive] if a fish bites, it takes food from a hook and so gets caught
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  7. bite your tongue to stop yourself from saying what you really think, even though this is difficult
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  8. bite the dust informal to die, fail, or be defeated
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  9. bite the bullet informal to start dealing with an unpleasant or dangerous situation because you cannot avoid it any longer
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  10. bite off more than you can chew to try to do more than you are able to do
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  11. he/she won't bite spoken used to say that there is no need to be afraid of someone, especially someone in authority
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  12. what's biting you/her etc? spoken used to ask why someone is annoyed or upset
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  13. something/somebody bites spoken not polite used to say that you dislike someone or something very much or think that something is very bad
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  14. once bitten, twice shy used to say that if you have failed or been hurt once, you will be more careful next time
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  15. bite the hand that feeds you to harm someone who has helped or supported you
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  16. be bitten by the showbiz/travel/flying etc bug to develop a very strong interest in something
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Word Forms:
Singular Plural
bite bites
  1. using teeth [countable] the act of cutting or crushing something with your teeth
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  2. wound [countable] a small hole made where an animal or insect has bitten you
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  3. a bite (to eat) informal a small meal
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  4. taste [uncountable] a pleasantly sharp taste
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  5. cold [singular] a feeling of coldness
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  6. strong effect [uncountable] a special quality in a performance, piece of writing etc that makes its arguments very effective and likely to persuade people
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  7. fish [countable] when a fish takes the food from a hook
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  8. another/a second bite at the cherry British English a second chance to do something
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  9. jaw [countable usually singular] technical the way that a person or animal's top and bottom teeth touch when their mouth is closed
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bite used in phrases

  • bite out (verb)
    1. utter
  • bite the bullet (verb)
    1. face a difficulty and grapple with it without avoiding it
  • bite the dust (verb)
    1. informal to die, quit, or fail
  • bite-sized (adjective)
    1. small enough to put into your mouth to eat
  • dog bite (noun)
    1. a bite inflicted by a dog
  • flea bite (noun)
    1. sting inflicted by a flea
    2. a very minor inconvenience
  • insect bite (noun)
    1. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
  • love bite (noun)
    1. a red mark on someone's skin caused by someone else sucking it as a sexual act [=  hickey American English]
  • mosquito bite (noun)
    1. a sting inflicted by a mosquito
  • sound bite (noun)
    1. a very short part of a speech or statement, especially one made by a politician, that is broadcast on a radio or television news programme
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bite used in phrasal verbs

  • bite at (phrasal verb)
    1. bite at someone/something to try to bite something without in fact managing to bite it
  • bite back (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] bite back something to stop yourself from saying what you think
    2. [intransitive] to react angrily to someone who has done or said something unpleasant to you
  • bite into (phrasal verb)
    1. bite into something to press hard into a surface
  • bite off (phrasal verb)
    1. to separate something from the main part by biting
    2. bite off more than you can chew to try to do too much or something that is too hard for you
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