Bite

Etymology
From bitan:, from, from. Cognates include Old Norse bíta: (Danish bide:), Gothic 𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽:, German beißen:, {etyl|grc|-}} φείδομαι:, भिद्:,  findo:.

Verb

 * 1)  To cut off a piece by clamping the teeth.
 * As soon as you bite that sandwich, you'll know how good it is.
 * 1)  To hold something by clamping one’s teeth.
 * 2)  To attack with the teeth.
 * That dog is about to bite!
 * 1)  To take hold; to establish firm contact with.
 * I needed snow chains to make the tires bite.
 * 1)  To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
 * Are the fish biting today?
 * 1)  To fall for a deception.
 * I've planted the story. Do you think they'll bite?
 * 1)  To sting.
 * These mosquitoes are really biting today!
 * 1)  To lack quality; to be worthy of derision.
 * This music really bites.
 * 1)  To plagiarize.
 * He's biting my style.

Derived terms

 * bite off
 * bite off more than one can chew
 * bite someone's head off


 * bite the big one
 * bite the bullet
 * bite the hand that feeds one


 * bite the dust

Noun

 * 1) The act of biting.
 * 2) The wound left behind after having been bitten.
 * That snake bite really hurts!
 * 1) The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
 * After just one night in the jungle I was covered with mosquito bites.
 * 1) A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
 * There were only a few bites left on the plate.
 * 1)  Something unpleasant.
 * That's really a bite!
 * 1)  An act of plagiarism.
 * That song is a bite of my song!
 * 1) A small meal or snack.
 * I'll have a quick bite to quiet my stomach until dinner.
 * 1)  aggression

Synonyms

 * sting

Derived terms

 * bite in the ass
 * bitemark
 * bite me
 * bite one’s knuckle
 * bite one’s tongue
 * biter
 * bite-sized


 * bite stick
 * bite the dust
 * bite the bullet
 * crossbite
 * in one bite
 * overbite
 * snakebite, snake-bite
 * underbite

Related terms

 * bit


 * biting