verb

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To cut into something by clamping the teeth.

example

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

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To hold something by clamping one's teeth.

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To attack with the teeth.

example

That dog is about to bite!

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To behave aggressively; to reject advances.

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

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To take hold; to establish firm contact with.

example

I needed snow chains to make the tires bite.

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To have significant effect, often negative.

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

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

example

Are the fish biting today?

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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?

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(of an insect) To sting.

example

These mosquitoes are really biting today!

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

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It bites like pepper or mustard.

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

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Pepper bites the mouth.

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

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To take or keep a firm hold.

example

The anchor bites.

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

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The anchor bites the ground.

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

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This music really bites.

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To perform oral sex on. Used in invective.

example

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

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To plagiarize, to imitate.

example

He always be biting my moves.

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To deceive or defraud; to take in.

noun

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An instance of something being bitten.

adjective

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Causing a stinging sensation.

example

a biting wind

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Cutting or incisive.

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a biting criticism

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Tending to bite.

example

a biting insect

Examples of biting in a Sentence

She met his gaze, biting her lip.

Two maids were turning up the hem and hurriedly biting off the ends of thread.

Biting her lip, she turned away from him and stared out the window.

Scarcely had I torn it off before another, a bigger one, began biting me.

His teeth grazed the sensitive skin without biting.

They go around biting people or something bizarre.

Perhaps, however, the name may only signify a large terrestrial biting apterous insect, surpassing the ant in size and predatory habits.

The mandibles are strong, adapted for biting the vegetable substances on which these beetles feed, and the palps of the second maxillae have three segments.

Denisov sat gloomily biting his mustache and listening to the conversation, evidently with no wish to take part in it.

It is now held that the parasite enters the blood of man through the piercing mouth-parts at the time of biting.

The snow was welcome but the low cloud and biting cold was not!

It only remains to be stated that the wing acts as a true kite, during both the down and the up strokes, its under concave or biting surface, in virtue of the forward travel communicated to it by the body of the flying creature, being closely applied to the air, during both its ascent and its descent.

Forrest in the Indian government records have shown that the sepoys' fears of defilement by biting the new cartridges had a considerable foundation in fact.

In comparing the Irish tales with the saga, there will be felt deep divergencies in matter, style and taste, the richness of one contrasting with the chastened simplicity of the other; the one's half-comic, half-earnest bombast is wholly unlike the other's grim humour; the marvellous, so unearthly in the one, is almost credible in the other; but in both are the keen grasp of character, the biting phrase, the love of action and the delight in blood which almost assumes the garb of a religious passion.

The most distinguished writer of that school has been Gestur Palsson (1852-1891), whose short stories with their sharp and biting satire have produced many imitations in Iceland.

His biting wit involved him in many controversies with well-known contemporaries, such as Lavater, whose science of physiognomy he ridiculed, and Voss, whose views on Greek pronunciation called forth a powerful satire, Ober die Pronunciation der Schopse des alten Griechenlandes (1782).

The difference, however, is probably fully accounted for when we take into consideration the biting winds still felt in spring in the valley of the Arno, and the probable large admixture of plants washed down from the mountains above.

She recalled biting him and the taste of his blood.

It is misleading to state that not enough information is available on how to stop tail biting.

I got off, and walked another few minutes in what was now really biting cold.

It's full of friendly and sometimes biting banter between the four of them but shows their camaraderie and respect for each other.

If you do it every time, s/he will learn that if s/he wants to play there must be no biting.

Open Water is a dramatic, nail biting filled movie.

Cattle are the main reservoir of bluetongue virus which is transmitted by biting midges, although cattle themselves do not generally become ill.

Friday's moderate southerly breeze set the stage for nail biting racing.

Sitting by the roadside is a scantily clad woman who with maternal care shelters her child from the biting blast.

It also controls animal ectoparasites, biting flies, and cockroaches.

If they are non epileptic they can be exactly the same as epileptic seizures so the tongue biting happens in both forms of seizure.

He has a bad habit of eating finger foods and often biting his fingers and then crying.

A biting north-easterly gale is not a good enough reason to stay ashore.

You can also improve your personal hygiene by stopping any nasty habits like biting your nails or picking your nose.

Nets also give the user a peaceful night where any biting insects are prevalent.

Downtown fashionistas and suburban mall rats are biting on the idea big time.

There are 34 known species of biting midges in Scotland only 5 of these species attack humans.

Clouds of biting midges can turn a pleasant walk into an ordeal.

For day time biting mosquitoes this advice applies dawn to dusk.

The head of the male insect has strongly protruding eyes, branched antennae and degenerate, biting mouthparts.

The larvae are carnivorous, with biting or suctorial mouthparts.

Nail biter I would like to express my thanks to you for helping me overcome my nail biter I would like to express my thanks to you for helping me overcome my nail biting habit.

He was also a good teacher and could use biting sarcasm to effect.

However, Twain's biting sarcasm makes it a good book for adults too.

A biting satire on the social aspiration, the play follows two women in their search for respectable husbands.

Most puppies will stop biting with a high-pitched squeal from you.

Sea purslane won't be far away either, nor will biting stonecrop.

Within moments, the gloom which surrounded everyone was filled with scaly wings, clawing talons, biting fangs, and foul stenches.

The formula produces a bitter taste to immediately prevent nail biting.

Titan triggerfish may be seen biting and moving dead coral to build nests in which to lay their eggs.

On top of the reef Titan triggerfish may be seen biting and moving dead coral to build nests in which to lay their eggs.

Almost immediately I felt the sharp biting tugs from the waiting fish.

Added pleasures are a biting wit, a sly subtlety and a merciless eye for social satire.

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