bite
noun
1. a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
Definition categories: state, lesion, wound
2. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
Definition categories: food, mouthful, taste
3. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
Similar word(s): sting
Definition categories: state, harm, hurt, injury, trauma
4. a light informal meal
Similar word(s): collation, snack
Definition categories: food, meal, repast
5. (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
- after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite
Definition categories: event, success
6. wit having a sharp and caustic quality
- the bite of satire
Similar word(s): pungency
Definition categories: communication, humor, humour, wit, witticism, wittiness
7. a strong odor or taste property
- the sulfurous bite of garlic
Similar word(s): pungency, raciness, sharpness
Definition categories: attribute, spice, spicery, spiciness
8. the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
Similar word(s): chomp
Definition categories: act, eating, feeding
9. a portion removed from the whole
- the government's weekly bite from my paycheck
Definition categories: act, deduction, subtraction
Sentences with bite as a noun:
- That snake bite really hurts!
- After just one night in the jungle I was covered with mosquito bites.
- There were only a few bites left on the plate.
- That's really a bite!
- That song is a bite of my song!
- I'll have a quick bite to quiet my stomach until dinner.
verb
1. to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
- Gunny invariably tried to bite her
Definition categories: contact, grip
2. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
Definition categories: perception, ache, hurt, smart
3. penetrate or cut, as with a knife
Definition categories: contact, pierce
4. deliver a sting to
Similar word(s): sting
Definition categories: contact, pierce
Sentences with bite as a verb:
- As soon as you bite that sandwich, you'll know how good it is.
- That dog is about to bite!
- If you see me, come and say hello. I don't bite.
- I needed snow chains to make the tires bite.
- For homeowners with adjustable rate mortgages, rising interest will really bite.
- I've planted the story. Do you think they'll bite?
- It bites like pepper or mustard.
- Pepper bites the mouth.
- The anchor bites.
- The anchor bites the ground.
- This music really bites.