bite
[ bahyt ]
/ baɪt /
verb (used with object), bit, bit·ten or bit, bit·ing.
verb (used without object), bit, bit·ten or bit, bit·ing.
noun
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Idioms for bite
Origin of bite
before 1000; Middle English biten,Old English bītan; cognate with Old High German bīzan (German beissen), Gothic beitan,Old Norse bīta; akin to Latin findere to split
OTHER WORDS FROM bite
bit·a·ble, bite·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby bite
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British Dictionary definitions for bite
bite
/ (baɪt) /
verb bites, biting, bit or bitten
noun
Derived forms of bite
biter, nounWord Origin for bite
Old English bītan; related to Latin findere to split, Sanskrit bhedati he splits
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Medical definitions for bite
bite
[ bīt ]
v.
To cut, grip, or tear with the teeth.
To pierce the skin of with the teeth, fangs, or mouthparts.
n.
The act of biting.
A puncture or laceration of the skin by the teeth of an animal or the mouthparts of an insect or similar organism.
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Idioms and Phrases with bite
bite
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