biteverb
uk/baɪt/us/baɪt/bit, bittenbite verb (USE TEETH)
B1 [ I or T ] to use your teeth to cut into something or someone:
[ I ] When a fish bites, it swallows the food on the hook (= curved piece of wire) at the end of a fishing line:
More examples
- I mustn't bite my nails.
- You can stroke the dog if you like, it won't bite.
- He bit me so hard that it drew blood.
- We were bitten by mosquitoes almost every night.
- When he bit into his apple, his tooth came out.
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Biting, chewing & swallowing
- champ
- chew
- chomp
- crunch
- dunk
- gnaw
- lick
- masticate
- mastication
- munch
- nibble
- peck
- peck at sth
- rumination
- suck
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bite verb (SNAKE/INSECT)
If an insect or snake bites you, it injures you by making a small hole in your skin:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Biting, chewing & swallowing
- champ
- chew
- chomp
- crunch
- dunk
- gnaw
- lick
- masticate
- mastication
- munch
- nibble
- peck
- peck at sth
- rumination
- suck
bite verb (AFFECT BADLY)
[ I ] to have a bad or unpleasant effect:
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Damaging and spoiling
- adulterate
- alloy
- at the expense of sb idiom
- at-risk
- bandh
- bang up sb/sth
- gloss
- gnaw
- gnaw away at sth
- go west idiom
- goonda
- harm
- poison
- ruin
- scourge
- shatter
- shoot sth up
- shred
- sour
- tell on sb
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bite verb (SHOW INTEREST)
[ I ] to show interest in buying something:
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Buying
- acquisitiveness
- approval
- bid
- bidding war
- brand loyalty
- bulk-buy
- buy-in
- import
- load up on sth
- money-off
- on the slate idiom
- order form
- order sth in
- outbid
- over the counter idiom
- shop around
- shopaholic
- shopping
- stock up
- trade-in
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Idiom(s)
Phrasal verb(s)
bitenoun
uk/baɪt/us/baɪt/bite noun (USING TEETH)
B2 [ C ] the act of biting something:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Biting, chewing & swallowing
- champ
- chew
- chomp
- crunch
- dunk
- gnaw
- lick
- masticate
- mastication
- munch
- nibble
- peck
- peck at sth
- rumination
- suck
bite noun (INJURY)
B2 [ C ] a sore place or injury where a person, an animal, or an insect has bitten you
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Injuring and injuries
- at-risk
- be in the wars idiom
- boo-boo
- cripple
- crocked
- disable
- harm
- injure
- injury
- lesion
- maim
- muscle
- rick
- sprain
- trample
- twist
- victim
- whiplash
- wound 1
- wrench
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bite noun (FISH)
[ S ] the act of a fish biting the hook (= curved piece of wire) on the end of a fishing line so that it is caught
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Hunting & fishing
- angler
- angling
- bait
- beater
- big game
- hare coursing
- harpoon
- hunt
- hunt saboteur
- hunted
- reel
- sinker
- smoke
- smoke sb/sth out
- snare
- spoor
- tally-ho
- trail
- trap
- troll
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bite noun (FOOD)
to eat a small amount of food or a small meal
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Eating
- al desko
- ate
- binge
- binge eating
- break bread idiom
- consume
- feast on sth
- feeder
- feeding
- finish
- finish (sth) up
- gorge
- put sth away
- scarf
- scoff
- shovel sth into your mouth idiom
- snack
- stoke
- swallow
- tuck
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bite noun (STRONG TASTE)
[ U ] If food has bite, it has a sharp or strong taste:
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Flavours & tastes
- acidic
- acidity
- acidulous
- aftertaste
- bitter
- bitterness
- cheesy
- flavourless
- flavoursome
- full-bodied
- gamy
- garlicky
- nutty
- savour
- sweet-and-sour
- sweetness
- tang
- tangy
- tart
- toasty
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bite noun (STRONG EFFECT)
[ U ] a powerful effect:
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Outcomes and consequences
- -ment
- aftereffect
- aftermath
- bang
- be a monument to sth idiom
- bed
- bitter
- effect
- fruit
- function
- impact
- knock-on effect
- monument
- more bang for your buck(s) idiom
- net result
- spin-off
- the bitter fruits of sth idiom
- the upshot
- trickle-down
- you've made your bed, now lie in it idiom
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