Word Finder - bite

definition

The act of biting.

definition

The wound left behind after having been bitten.

example

That snake bite really hurts!

definition

The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.

example

After just one night in the jungle I was covered with mosquito bites.

definition

A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.

example

There were only a few bites left on the plate.

definition

Something unpleasant.

example

That's really a bite!

definition

An act of plagiarism.

example

That song is a bite of my song!

definition

A small meal or snack.

example

I'll have a quick bite to quiet my stomach until dinner.

definition

Aggression

definition

The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.

definition

A cheat; a trick; a fraud.

definition

A sharper; one who cheats.

definition

A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.

definition

A cut, a proportion of profits; an amount of money.

definition

To cut into something by clamping the teeth.

example

As soon as you bite that sandwich, you'll know how good it is.

definition

To hold something by clamping one's teeth.

definition

To attack with the teeth.

example

That dog is about to bite!

definition

To behave aggressively; to reject advances.

example

If you see me, come and say hello. I don't bite.

definition

To take hold; to establish firm contact with.

example

I needed snow chains to make the tires bite.

definition

To have significant effect, often negative.

example

For homeowners with adjustable rate mortgages, rising interest will really bite.

definition

(of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.

example

Are the fish biting today?

definition

To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.

example

I've planted the story. Do you think they'll bite?

definition

(of an insect) To sting.

example

These mosquitoes are really biting today!

definition

To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.

example

It bites like pepper or mustard.

definition

(sometimes figurative) To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure.

example

Pepper bites the mouth.

definition

To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.

definition

To take or keep a firm hold.

example

The anchor bites.

definition

To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.

example

The anchor bites the ground.

definition

To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck.

example

This music really bites.

definition

To perform oral sex on. Used in invective.

example

You don't like that I sat on your car? Bite me.

definition

To plagiarize, to imitate.

example

He always be biting my moves.

definition

To deceive or defraud; to take in.