bite
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- n a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- n a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
- n a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
- n a light informal meal
- n (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite - n wit having a sharp and caustic quality
the bite of satire - n a strong odor or taste property
the sulfurous bite of garlic - n the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
- n a portion removed from the whole
the government's weekly bite from my paycheck - v to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
Gunny invariably tried to bite her - v cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- v penetrate or cut, as with a knife
- v deliver a sting to
- When it comes to the economy, both Obama and McCain are talking in sound bites, not hard numbers.
- The bump-and-bite is far more serious.
- Ferran Adria has won the adulation of food critics and cooks by whipping up startling combinations of texture, temperature and taste: bite-size cuttlefish ravioli that explode in a .