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Noun bite has 9 senses
- bite - a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
--1 is a kind of wound, lesion
--1 has particulars: dog bite; snakebite
- morsel, bit, bite - a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"
--2 is a kind of taste, mouthful
--2 has particulars:
- sting, bite, insect bite - a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
--3 is a kind of injury, hurt, harm, trauma
--3 has particulars: bee sting; flea bite; mosquito bite
- bite, collation, snack - a light informal meal
--4 is a kind of meal, repast
--4 has particulars: refreshment; nosh; coffee break, tea break
- bite - (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite"
--5 is a kind of success
- pungency, bite - wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire"
--6 is a kind of wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
- pungency, bite, sharpness - a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"
--7 is a kind of spiciness, spice, spicery
- bite, chomp - the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
--8 is a kind of eating, feeding
--8 has particulars: munch; nibble; nip, pinch
- bite - a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck"
--9 is a kind of subtraction, deduction
Verb bite has 4 senses
- bite, seize with teeth - to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her"
--1 is one way to grip
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- bite, sting, burn - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
--2 is one way to ache, smart, hurt
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- bite - penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface"
--3 is one way to pierce
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- sting, bite, prick - deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"
--4 is one way to pierce
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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