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  1. bite
    [bīt]
    verb
    bite (verb)
    bites (third person present)
    bit (past tense)
    biting (present participle)
    bitten (past participle)
    1. (of a person or animal) use the teeth to cut into or through something:
      "he bit off a piece of cheese"
      "Rosa bit into a cupcake"
      "babies learn to bite and chew about halfway through their first year"
      Similar:
      chew
      munch
      crunch
      champ
      masticate
      eat
      sink one's teeth into
      • (of a fish) take the bait or lure on the end of a fishing line into the mouth:
        "I marvel at how easily and eagerly a chub will bite"
        • make firm contact with a surface:
          "the brake pads don't bite until they're warmed up"
          "once on the wet grass, my boots failed to bite"
          Similar:
          grip
          hold
          get a purchase
          • (of a policy or situation) take effect, with unpleasant consequences:
            "the cuts in art education were starting to bite"
            Similar:
            take effect
            work
            function
            act
            take hold
            succeed
            work out
            noun
            bite (noun)
            bites (plural noun)
            1. an act of biting something in order to eat it:
              "Stephen ate a hot dog in three big bites"
              Similar:
              mouthful
              piece
              morsel
              bit
              • a piece cut off by biting:
                "Robyn took a large bite out of her sandwich"
                • a sharp or pungent flavor:
                  "a fresh, lemony bite"
                  Similar:
                  piquancy
                  pungency
                  spice
                  spiciness
                  saltiness
                  pepperiness
                  flavor
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                  Pronunciation
                  verb
                  bīt
                  Tone

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                  Origin
                  Old English bītan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bijten and German beissen.
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