āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to bite
01
āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to cut into flesh, food, etc. using the teeth
Transitive: to bite sth
Intransitive: to bite | to bite int sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The toddler cried loudly after accidentally biting his own finger.
āĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻšā§āĻ˛ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to deliver a sting or wound, typically as a means of defense or predation
Transitive: to bite sb/sth
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Mosquitoes bite and leave itchy welts on the skin.
āĻŽāĻļāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻšā§āĻ˛ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to inflict a sharp pain or discomfort on someone or something
Transitive: to bite sth | to bite into the skin | to bite at the skin
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The sharp rock bit into my skin as I slid down the hill.
āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ, āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻžāĻāĻž
to cut or break the surface of something using a sharp object
Transitive: to bite sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The blade bit the metal, leaving a shiny mark.
āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻāĻŋ āĻ§āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
05
(African American) to plagiarize, copy, or imitate someone's style, moves, or work
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Do n't bite my lyrics for your song.
01
āĻĻāĻāĻļāĻ¨, āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧ
a wound or injury inflicted by the teeth of an animal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She had a bite mark on her arm from a stray cat.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĨāĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸
a small amount of food that is taken into the mouth at one time, often to chew or swallow
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He offered me a bite of his sandwich to taste the new flavor.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻāĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
2.1
āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻž
a light, informal meal or snack, often eaten quickly
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She grabbed a bite at the food truck between meetings.
āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĢā§āĻĄ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸
the act of grabbing or tearing into something using one's teeth and jaws
04
āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻ āĻāĻļ
a portion removed from the whole
05
āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž
the intense taste experience of food, particularly characterized by a sharp or strong flavor
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The aged cheese offered a complex bite, combining nuttiness with a sharp tang.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻ¨.
06
āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ, āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž
a sharp, cutting, or caustic quality in speech, writing, or tone
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The critic 's review had a bite that made the author rethink their work.
āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
07
āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧ, āĻ§āĻ°āĻž
(angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
08
āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨, āĻĻāĻāĻļāĻ¨
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
biting
bite
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
