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bite

(b/aI/t )

a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person(noun.state)

source: wordnet30
a small amount of solid food; a mouthful(noun.food)

Synonym:
bit, morsel

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a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin(noun.state)

Synonym:
insect bite, sting

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a light informal meal(noun.food)

Synonym:
collation, snack

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(angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait(noun.event)

Example:
After fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite.

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wit having a sharp and caustic quality(noun.communication)

Example:
The bite of satire.

Synonym:
pungency

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a strong odor or taste property(noun.attribute)

Example:
The sulfurous bite of garlic.

Synonym:
pungency, raciness, sharpness

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the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws(noun.act)

Synonym:
chomp

source: wordnet30
a portion removed from the whole(noun.act)

Example:
The government's weekly bite from my paycheck.

source: wordnet30
The act of seizing with the teeth or mouth; the act of wounding or separating with the teeth or mouth; a seizure with the teeth or mouth, as of a bait; as, to give anything a hard bite.(noun)

source: webster1913

to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws(verb.contact)

Example:
Gunny invariably tried to bite her.

Synonym:
seize with teeth

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cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort(verb.perception)

Synonym:
burn, sting

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penetrate or cut, as with a knife(verb.contact)

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deliver a sting to(verb.contact)

Synonym:
prick, sting

source: wordnet30
To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth; as, to bite an apple; to bite a crust; the dog bit a man.(verb)

source: webster1913
To seize something forcibly with the teeth; to wound with the teeth; to have the habit of so doing; as, does the dog bite?(verb)

source: webster1913

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