bite
1. a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
wound, lesion
• Hyponyms:
dog bite, snakebite
2. a small amount of solid food;
a mouthful (Freq. 1)
- all they had left was a bit of bread
• Syn:
morsel, bit
• Hypernyms:
taste, mouthful
• Hyponyms:
chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug,
wad, crumb, sop, sops
3. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
• Syn:
sting, insect bite
• Derivationally related forms:
sting (for: sting)
• Hypernyms:
injury, hurt, harm, trauma
• Hyponyms:
bee sting, flea bite, mosquito bite
4. a light informal meal
• Syn:
collation, snack
• Derivationally related forms:
snack (for: snack)
• Hypernyms:
meal, repast
• Hyponyms:
refreshment, nosh, coffee break, tea break
5. (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
- after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite
• Topics:
fishing, sportfishing
• Hypernyms:
success
6. wit having a sharp and caustic quality
- he commented with typical pungency
- the bite of satire
• Syn:
pungency
• Derivationally related forms:
pungent (for: pungency)
• Hypernyms:
wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
7. a strong odor or taste property
- the pungency of mustard
- the sulfurous bite of garlic
- the sharpness of strange spices
- the raciness of the wine
• Syn:
pungency, sharpness, raciness
• Derivationally related forms:
racy (for: raciness), pungent (for: pungency)
• Hypernyms:
spiciness, spice, spicery
8. the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
• Syn:
chomp
• Derivationally related forms:
chomp (for: chomp)
• Hypernyms:
eating, feeding
• Hyponyms:
munch, nibble, nip, pinch
9. a portion removed from the whole
- the government's weekly bite from my paycheck
• Usage Domain:
slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot,
patois, vernacular
• Hypernyms:
subtraction, deduction
1. to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws (Freq. 12)
- Gunny invariably tried to bite her
• Syn:
seize with teeth
• See Also:
bite off
• Derivationally related forms:
biter
• Hypernyms:
grip
• Hyponyms:
gnaw, snap at, bite off, snap, nibble, nip
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort (Freq. 2)
- The sun burned his face
• Syn:
sting, burn
• Derivationally related forms:
burn (for: burn), sting (for: sting), stinger (for: sting)
• Hypernyms:
ache, smart, hurt
• Hyponyms:
nettle, urticate
• Verb Group:
burn
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
3. penetrate or cut, as with a knife (Freq. 1)
- The fork bit into the surface
• Hypernyms:
pierce
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
4. deliver a sting to
- A bee stung my arm yesterday
• Syn:
sting, prick
• Derivationally related forms:
sting (for: sting), stinger (for: sting)
• Hypernyms:
pierce
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
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