Definitions of bites
British English : bite If you bite something, you use your teeth to cut into it, for example in order to eat it or break it. If an animal or person bites you, they use their teeth to hurt or injure you.Both sisters bit their nails as children.He bit into his sandwich.baɪt VERB
verb
- to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
- (of animals, insects, etc) to injure by puncturing or tearing (the skin or flesh) with the teeth, fangs, etc, esp as a natural characteristic
- (transitive) to cut or penetrate, as with a knife
- (of corrosive material such as acid) to eat away or into
- to smart or cause to smart; sting ⇒ mustard bites the tongue
- (intransitive) (angling ) (of a fish) to take or attempt to take the bait or lure
- to take firm hold of or act effectively upon
- to grip or hold (a workpiece) with a tool or chuck
- (of a screw, thread, etc) to cut into or grip (an object, material, etc)
- (transitive) (informal ) to annoy or worry ⇒ what's biting her?
- (often passive) (slang ) to cheat
- (transitive) often foll by for (Australian & New Zealand , slang ) to ask (for); scrounge from
- See bite off more than one can chew
- See bite the bullet
- See bite someone's head off
- See bite the dust
- See bite the hand that feeds one
- See once bitten, twice shy
- See put the bite on someone
noun
- the act of biting
- a thing or amount bitten off
- a wound, bruise, or sting inflicted by biting
- (angling ) an attempt by a fish to take the bait or lure
- (informal ) an incisive or penetrating effect or quality ⇒ that's a question with a bite
- a light meal; snack
- a cutting, stinging, or smarting sensation
- the depth of cut of a machine tool
- the grip or hold applied by a tool or chuck to a workpiece
- (dentistry ) the angle or manner of contact between the upper and lower teeth when the mouth is closed naturally
- the surface of a file or rasp with cutting teeth
- the corrosive action of acid, as on a metal etching plate